Archaeological monitoring at St Helena School, Sheepen Road, Colchester, Essex, CO3 3LE: February 2018
CAT Report 1231: summary
by Laura Pooley and Adam Tuffey (with contributions from Stephen Benfield)
Summary
Archaeological monitoring was carried out at St Helena School, Sheepen Road, Colchester, Essex during groundworks for four concrete foundations for a pair of rugby goal-posts. The development site is located within the scheduled monument of Sheepen between the sites of two Roman temples (Colchester Temples 2 and 3: SM EX 46, HA 1002173).
The foundations for each goal-post were excavated to a depth of 0.9m below current ground-level, but no significant archaeological horizons were encountered. However, a Roman spearhead was recovered as a residual find from a post-Roman accumulation layer.
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Location
St Helena School, Sheepen Road, Colchester, Essex, CO3 3LE
Map Reference
TL 9889 2589 (c)