York Historic Environment Record

This report has been undertaken by MAP Archaeological Practice Ltd. under instruction from Andrew Bowes, acting on behalf of Linden Homes, to evaluate the impact of the Proposed Residential Development on Land between Dauby Lane and Elvington Lane, Elvington, York. The area in the 1940s was part of the Airfield at RAF Elvington, building relating to its past military use still survive in the copse on the south, west and north edges of the field. A Geophysical Survey was undertaken in March 2014 by Archaeological Services WYAS and no anomalies of archaeological potential were identified. After consultation with the City of York Council’s PlanningArchaeologist, Trial trenching was undertaken in accordance with an agreed Written Scheme of Investigation. The site was 5.1 hectares in size and 1500m2 of trenching was conducted. Fifteen Evaluation Trenches were excavated and all were 50m by 2m in size. Three trenches contained an area of modern disturbance, possibly relating to the use of this field as part of RAF Elvington in the 1940s. This feature was visible in Trenches 7, 8 and 9, and was aligned north-west to south-east. In Trench 8, this feature measured 6m across and a 2.5m by 1m segment was partially excavated, to a depth of c. 1.20m from the ground surface. This feature corresponds to Anomoly D noted on the Geophysical Survey. No further archaeological work is necessary in respect of this site