Monument record MYO3542 - Ditch system Dunnington

Summary

Field boundaries of probable Roman date show as cropmarks on aerial photographs to the west of the Sewage Works at Dunnington. The main feature comprises a ditch 400 metres long with others branching off it to north and south.

Location

Grid reference Centred SE 6695 5192 (437m by 317m)
Map sheet SE65SE
Unitary Authority City of York, North Yorkshire
Civil Parish Dunnington, City of York, North Yorkshire

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Full Description

Field boundaries of probable Roman date show as cropmarks identified from aerial photographs in 1975 to the west of the Sewage Works at Dunnington. The main feature comprises a ditch 400 metres long with others branching off it to north and south.

Historic England’s Archive holds a record of a possible levelled round barrow, appearing as a ring ditch (UI number: 1172896) within a complex of cropmarks which are considered to be of a later date.

NMR Information:

No further description provided.

Source for summary and above description: Oblique aerial photograph reference number NMR SE 6651/3 (887/186) 07-AUG-1975

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Related Events/Activities (2)

Record last edited

Jul 17 2019 4:15PM

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