EYO203 - Wentworth House The Avenue Clifton

Type

EXCAVATION

Location

Location Wentworth House The Avenue Clifton
Grid reference SE 5942 5274 (point)
Map sheet SE55SE
Unitary Authority City of York, North Yorkshire

Technique(s)

Organisation

York Archaeological Trust

Date

October - 1999

Map

Description

Archaeological Excavation on a car park at Wentworth House. Twenty Roman (mid 4th century) burials (inhumation) were recorded in varying states of completeness. A single earlier Roman ditch was also recorded, which had been backfilled prior to the laying out of the burials.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Unpublished document: YAT. 1999. Wentworth House The Avenue Clifton.
  • --- Serial: P Ottaway. 2011. The Archaeology of York 6/2 Archaeology in the Environs of Roman York. p150-152.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Roman Cemetery- The Avenue, Clifton (Monument)

Record last edited

Oct 23 2018 3:46PM

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