Monument record MYO5018 - Site of Roman timber tower

Summary

An Agricolan timber tower, under the Yorkshire and Prudential Insurance Buildings, Davygate and Newgate Street, was excavated in 1956-7.

Location

Grid reference SE 6022 5188 (point)
Map sheet SE65SW
Unitary Authority City of York, North Yorkshire
Civil Parish York, City of York, North Yorkshire

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

An Agricolan timber tower, under the Yorkshire and Prudential Insurance Buildings, Davygate and Newgate Street, was excavated in 1956-7. (1)

Sitng confirmed. (2)

Sources:

1 An inventory of the historical monuments in the City of York. Volume I: Eburacum: Roman York
2 copies. 1962 Royal Commission on Historical Monuments, England 14-16
2 Field Investigators Comments F1 RW Emsley, 05-Jun-1963

GIS location needs confirming.


NMR, NMR data (Unassigned). SYO2214.

RCHME, 1962, Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of York, Volume 1 Eboracum, p14-16 (Bibliographic reference). SYO62.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Unassigned: NMR. NMR data.
  • --- Bibliographic reference: RCHME. 1962. Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of York, Volume 1 Eboracum. 1. p14-16.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (2)

Record last edited

Jun 22 2020 4:04PM

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