EYO5024 - Germany Beck Old Ford Area
Type
EVALUATION
Location
| Location | Fulford playing field near the Stone Bridge. One separate bore near Fordlands Road. |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | Centred SE 6125 4875 (319m by 181m) |
| Map sheet | SE64NW |
| Civil Parish | Fulford, City of York, North Yorkshire |
| Unitary Authority | City of York, North Yorkshire |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Fulford Battlefield Society
Date
Not recorded.
Description
Cores taken from old ford area, which is now a modern playing field. Chas Jones believes there were originally three streams that joined the beck in this area, and that the mixed building debris was dumped to create a level surface causing the old streams to now run in culverts. The aim of his study was to find the shape of the ford and locate the rivers and streams that met at this location.
The underlying shape of this fording area seems to contain dense clay at its base and some traces of alluvial material. Samples taken could suggest that there were flat stones above the base.
B49 by beck: (461142, 448739), Depth (20.1)
B50 on flat: (461157, 448725), (21.1)
B51 near A19: (461100, 48666), (22.1, 40)
B52 near A19: (461103, 448688), (23.1, 100)
B53 cemetery edge: (461416, 448847), (24.1, 28)
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SYO1390 Bibliographic reference: 2011. Finding Fulford - The Search for the First Battle of 1066.
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Parent/preceding Site Events/Activities (2)
Child/subsequent Site Events/Activities (5)
Record last edited
Jan 20 2014 2:05PM