Digital Archive from Archaeological Evaluation at Colchester Road, West Bergholt, Essex, November 2024

This collection comprises images, survey drawings and site records from an archaeological evaluation at Colchester Road, West Bergholt, Essex. Work (16 trial-trenches) was carried out by Colchester Archaeological Trust in November 2024 during groundworks for the construction of a new housing development. Archaeological features included three ditches and four charcoal-rich pits. All three of the ditches are post-medieval field boundaries visible on the first edition OS map of 1875. One of the charcoal-rich pits produced medieval pottery sherds but the others were undated. They could be associated with charcoal production (as seen elsewhere in northern Colchester) but are perhaps more likely to be related to land clearance. Also excavated were a modern pit, undated pit and three undated tree-throws.