Site Event/Activity record ECC2950 - Archaeological watching brief at St Leonard’s Church, Colchester, 2009

Location

Location St Leonard’s Church, Hythe Hill, Colchester
Grid reference Centred TM 012 247 (43m by 3m)
Map sheet TM02SW
County ESSEX
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

Technique(s)

Organisation

Colchester Archaeological Trust Ltd

Date

June 2009

Map

Description

An archaeological watching brief was undertaken by Colchester Archaeological Trust on the excavation of thirteen trenches for foundation pads for the strengthening, by brick buttresses, of the northern graveyard wall at St Leonard’s Church, Hythe Hill, Colchester. Thirteen trenches for foundation pads, each measuring 1m x 1m by 0.4m deep, were hand-excavated by contractors immediately behind each existing brick buttress of the graveyard wall. The trenches were all cut through through dark brown silty topsoil with no apparent difference in any of the trenches. Significant root activity was present in the majority of the holes along with the occasional sherd of modern pottery. Human remains were found in four of the trenches for foundation pads; these were reburied on site.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Watching Brief Report: Lister, Chris (CAT). 2009. An archaeological watching brief at St Leonard’s church, Hythe Hill, Colchester, Essex. CAT report 517.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Churchyard of St Leonard's Church, Hythe Hill, Colchester (Monument)

Record last edited

Apr 29 2016 8:11AM

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