An archaeological evaluation at the Garrison sports ground, Circular Road North, Colchester: January 2000

An archaeological evaluation by geophysical survey followed by three trial-trenches has revealed a Roman cremation burial, two medieval or post-medieval features, and several modern cuts, perhaps rugby-pitch drains. The level at which archaeologically significant deposits were found was only 350mm below modern ground-level, though there is reason to believe that in other areas it may be as little as 200mm. The presence of a single cremation burial in a sample of less than 1% of the proposed development area indicates that many more burials could survive here. They will undoubtedly be affected by the proposed development work.