EYO6543 - Holgate Villa, Holgate

Type

EVALUATION

Location

Location Holgate Villa
Grid reference Centred SE 5949 5133 (35m by 11m)
Map sheet SE55SE
Unitary Authority City of York, North Yorkshire

Technique(s)

Organisation

On Site Archaeology

Date

2011

Map

Description

Evaluation in advance of development at Holgate Villa. Two trenches were dug revealing a buried Roman soil horizon overlying undisturbed natural geology. Trench 1 contined deep soil with Roman potery, however, this trench had been heavily disturbed by the excavation of walls, drainage and a sewer. Trench 2 contained a large ditch containing Roman pottery and an earlier pit. These features contained two disarticultated fragments of human bone.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Unpublished document: On-Site Archaeology. 2011. Holgate Villa, Holgate EVA.

Related Monuments/Buildings (2)

  • Blossom Street Roman Cemetery (part of) (Monument)
  • Holgate villa offices (c 1959 for british railways accountant on mounment MYO 3726 ) (Building)

Record last edited

Jun 13 2019 12:18PM

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