Wightman, A. (2011). Report on an archaeological watching brief at the new play area and the park service yard, Upper Castle Park, Colchester, Essex April-June 2011. Colchester Archaeological Trust. https://doi.org/10.5284/1082365. Cite this using datacite

Title The title of the publication or report Title:	Report on an archaeological watching brief at the new play area and the park service yard, Upper Castle Park, Colchester, Essex April-June 2011
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DOI The DOI (digital object identifier) for the publication or report. DOI	https://doi.org/10.5284/1082365
Publication Type The type of publication - report, monograph, journal article or chapter from a book Publication Type:	Report (in Series)
Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report Abstract:	An archaeological watching brief was undertaken by CAT in the Upper Castle Park, Colchester, Essex between April and June 2011. Seventeen monitoring visits were made during landscaping works associated with the laying out of the new play area and the park service yard, including the installation of a new access road, metal and concrete fences, hardstanding and services. Archaeological remains dating to the Roman period were encountered within the area stripped for the new access road and in the base of two of the postholes. Elsewhere, ground disturbance was confined to the dark grey/ brown sandy-silt which overlies the archaeology and is interpreted as a modern topsoil with an underlying post-Roman dark earth. Part of a Roman tessellated pavement was uncovered along the line of the new access road. The remains of a probable clay-block wall lay to the south. The pavement and wall were on the site of the former putting green. The pavement had been partly uncovered in 1927-9 but, now lying 0.3m below modern ground-level, it was significantly shallower than it had been in 1927-9 when the floor was at depth of '18 inches' (0.45m; Hull 1958, 91). This change suggests that the ground-level has been reduced in this part of the park, presumably when the putting green was made.
Author The authors of this publication or report Author:	A Wightman
Publisher The publisher of the publication or report Publisher:	Colchester Archaeological Trust
Other Person/Org Other people or organisations for this publication or report Other Person/Org:	Historic England (OASIS Reviewer) Colchester Borough Council (OASIS Reviewer)
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published Year of Publication:	2011
Locations Any locations covered by the publication or report. This is not the place the book or report was published. Locations:	Site: Colchester Castle Park County: Essex District: Colchester Parish: COLCHESTER Country: England Grid Reference: 599922, 225434 (Easting, Northing)
Subjects / Periods Subjects / Periods associated with this record. Subjects / Periods:	ROMAN (Historic England Periods) CERAMIC (Object England) MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England) ROMAN (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England) ROMAN (Historic England Periods) CLAY-BLOCK WALL (Monus) ROMAN (Historic England Periods) TESSALLATED PAVEMENT (Monus) WATCHING BRIEF (Event)
Identifiers Identifiers associated with the publication. These might include DOIs, site codes, Monument Identifiers etc. Identifiers:	OASIS Id: colchest3-401637 OBIB: CAT Report 603
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Created Date The date the record of the pubication was first entered Created Date:	22 Oct 2020

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