EYO4221 - Excavation of Earthwork on Holgate Hill

Type

EXCAVATION

Location

Location Enfield Crescent, York
Grid reference SE 5895 5134 (point)
Map sheet SE55SE
Unitary Authority City of York, North Yorkshire

Technique(s)

Organisation

Not recorded.

Date

1936

Map

Description

Four trenches were excavated by boys from Bootham School under the supervision of Philip Corder at the request of HM Ministry of Works. The excavation was designed to answer the following questions: Was the central mound artificial? Had it been occupied by any structure, and, if so, at what date? What was the nature of the rectangular bank? At what period was it constructed?

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Article in Journal: YAYAS. 1951-52. The Excavation of the Earthwork on Holgate Hill, York 1936. Annual Report and Summary of Proceedings 1951-2.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Holgate Hill earthwork (Monument)

Record last edited

Jan 13 2010 11:49AM

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