Colchester Archaeological Trust

CAT Report 1493: summary

Archaeological monitoring at the former site of St Runwald's Church, High Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1SP: July 2019
by Dr Elliott Hicks (with contributions from Megan Seehra, Chris Lister)

Date report completed: December 2019
Location: The former site of St Runwald's Church, High Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1SP
Map reference(s): TL 99617 25220 (centre)
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Project type: Monitoring
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Summary. Archaeological monitoring was carried out at the former site of St Runwald's Church, High Street, Colchester, during emergency works to detect the source of a gas leak. St Runwald's Church was located in the middle of Colchester High Street and is thought to date from 8th or 9th century. Groundworks at this site revealed the disarticulated remains of at least two individuals that were likely interred at the church, and were disturbed and reburied during its demolition in 1878. A sample of human bone sent for radiocarbon dating indicates that the burials date from the late 17th to the late 19th century.