A watching brief on the erection of a gate and railings in St Botolph’s priory grounds, Colchester: May – June 2000

Post-pits for a new gate and 190m of railings in the grounds of St Botolph’s priory revealed residual human remains and light scatters of re-used early building materials.The majority of pits were no more than 70cm deep and did not penetrate beyond post-medieval levels.