Shimmin, D. (2015). An archaeological watching brief on land adjacent to North Gate, Colchester, Essex: March 2015. Colchester Archaeological Trust. https://doi.org/10.5284/1041752. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 An archaeological watching brief on land adjacent to North Gate, Colchester, Essex: March 2015
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Series:		 Colchester Archaeological Trust online report series
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Abstract:		 An archaeological watching brief took place during the installation of an interpretation panel close to the site of the North Gate of the Roman walled town. The interpretation panel is sited roughly 4m north of the Roman town wall. It was installed on the edge of a flower-bed, alongside a path leading from the pavement to a drinking fountain. Initially, an area of the flower-bed, measuring approximately 1.1 m north-south by 600 mm east-west, was lowered by 60-80 mm. The post hole for the interpretation panel was then dug in the middle of this area and was approximately 250 mm square and 500 mm deep. The deposits encountered during the digging of the post hole were as follows. The soil in the lowered area and in the upper 100 mm of the post-hole consisted of dark greyish-brown modern topsoil. The lower 400 mm of the post hole was cut into a brick foundation. This was constructed of unfrogged red bricks set in whitish mortar. The bricks were probably 19th century in date. An inn is shown in this location on the 1876 OS map, and this building, the Coach and Horses, survived until the 1960's. There was no evidence of any earlier archaeological remains and no significant archaeological finds were recovered.
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Author:		 Donald Shimmin
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Publisher:		 Colchester Archaeological Trust
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Colchester Borough Council (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2015
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Site: land adjacent to North Gate
County: Essex
District: Colchester
Parish: COLCHESTER
Country: England
Grid Reference: 599370, 225500 (Easting, Northing)
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POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) FOUNDATION (Monus)
WATCHING BRIEF (Event)
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OASIS Id: colchest3-206856
OBIB: CAT Report 821
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Created Date:		 18 Aug 2017