EYO10 - 89 The Mount

Type

EVALUATION

Location

Location 89-90 The Mount
Grid reference Centred SE 5953 5117 (12m by 6m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SE55SE
Unitary Authority City of York, North Yorkshire

Technique(s)

Organisation

York Archaeological Trust

Date

Feb - 1991

Map

Description

Two evaluation trenches in advance of development. Natural clay was noted at c.16.10m. Trench 1 was cut by a ditch aligned NW-SE and was 1.25m wide and c.0.45m deep with a V shaped profile possibly 2nd century in date. Trench 2 contained a shallow cut and tightly packed cobbles possibly a post-pad replacing an earlier posthole. RCHME microfilm PRN 3276. York Archaeological Trust annual report /1990-91/27 NMR has two entries for an evaluation of 2 trenches in 1991.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • --- Unpublished document: YAT. 1991. 89 The Mount.
  • --- Serial: P Ottaway. 2011. The Archaeology of York 6/2 Archaeology in the Environs of Roman York. p325-327.
  • --- Digital archive: NMR. 2019. NMR data.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Roman Cemetery, 89 The Mount (Monument)

Record last edited

Apr 10 2020 8:13AM

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