Roman road at land at the Grangewood Centre, 10-12 High Street, Kelvedon (EHER 80345)

The evaluation located the former position of the main Roman road from London to Colchester, running across the site from north-east to south-west.

March 2017. Trial trenching and mitigation. The evaluation located the former position of the main Roman road from London to Colchester, running across the site from north-east to south-west. No evidence for the road extends outside of the presumed position. The road was well preserved and shows little sign of truncation. The remains of the road comprised various metalled and partially-metalled fragmentary surface and extends between 5m to 11m+ in width. A shallow construction cut appears to have been dug, upon which the road surfaces was lain. The road surface remains primary consisted of three elements a central raft of gravel surrounded to either side by deposits of sand. No flanking ditches on either side of the road were discovered. There was no finds associated with the road. <1> <2>