EYO6064 - Sir John Hunt Memorial Homes

Type

GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY

Location

Location Sir John Hunt Memorial Homes
Grid reference SE 6079 4965 (point)
Map sheet SE64NW
Civil Parish Fulford, City of York, North Yorkshire
Unitary Authority City of York, North Yorkshire

Technique(s)

Organisation

Fishergate Fulford Local History Group

Date

2015

Map

Description

Over July 13th to 17th 2015, Fishergate Fulford and Heslington Local History Society carried out an electrical resistance survey at the Sir John J Hunt Memorial Cottage Homes in Fulford, York. The project was undertaken as part of the Council for British Archaeology's Festival of Archaeology 2015 and was entirely volunteer based. While the results are somewhat broken up by the large number of buildings, pathways and garden elements, there are a number of geophysical anomalies across the site that probably relate to underlying archaeological features. There is clear evidence of agricultural use of the land in the form of ploughing, as well as suggestions of ridge and furrow. Other clear anomalies include a probable bank and ditch near the western end of the site and several modern services, as well as a number of high and low resistance anomalies that may be of archaeological interest. There are no plans for further archaeological investigation at the site. However, the results of this survey may help to call further attention to Fulford's archaeological significance and potential

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Unpublished document: 2015. Sir John Hunt Memorial Homes.
  • --- Unassigned: NMR. NMR data.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Sir John Hunt Memorial Homes (Building)

Record last edited

Jan 29 2020 9:17AM

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