Monument record MYO3888 - Clarence Street Gardens/ Haxby Road Roman Cemetery

Summary

Small inhumation cemetery in a field near the junction of Wigginton and haxby roads, comprising about a dozen burials accompanied by Roman pottery. Disturbed in 1833. A stone coffin with skeleton was found on the west side of Clarence Street in 1839 (RCHME Vol1, p71).

Location

Grid reference Centred SE 6039 5290 (90m by 120m)
Map sheet SE65SW
Unitary Authority City of York, North Yorkshire

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

RCHME, 1962, Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of York, Volume 1 Eboracum, p71 (Bibliographic reference). SYO62.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Bibliographic reference: RCHME. 1962. Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of York, Volume 1 Eboracum. 1. p71.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (5)

Record last edited

Sep 25 2019 11:05AM

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