Colchester Archaeological Trust

CAT Report 1561: summary

Archaeological evaluation at Wemadit, 58 Chitts Hill, Colchester, Essex, CO3 9ST: June 2020
by Dr Elliott Hicks (with contributions from Chris Lister, Ben Holloway, Emma Holloway)

Date report completed: June 2020
Location: 58 Chitts Hill, Colchester, Essex, CO3 9ST
Map reference(s): TL 95901 25694 (centre)
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Project type: Evaluation
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Summary. An archaeological evaluation (one trial-trench) was carried out at Wemadit, 58 Chitts Hill, Colchester, Essex in advance of the construction of a new chalet bungalow. The site lies within the Late Iron Age oppidum of Camulodunum, south of a Bronze Age cemetery, and in the midst of numerous cropmark complexes indicating the presence of further extensive prehistoric remains. A ditch and a pit were uncovered but neither yielded any dating evidence, and so their relationship to other archaeological deposits in the area is unclear.