EYO5012 - Excavation behind Gray's Court
Type
EXCAVATION
Location
| Location | Gray's Court |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | Centred SE 6047 5230 (10m by 13m) |
| Map sheet | SE65SW |
| Unitary Authority | City of York, North Yorkshire |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Not recorded.
Date
1927
Description
EXCAVATION
Behind Gray's Court immediately SE of the NE gate. Excavated in 1927 by SN Miller.
"The Roman wall was found immediately below the bedding of the medieval city wall, but only the foundation and two courses of the inner face in dressed stone stone survived. The foundation was of concrete set in a trench and had an inward projection of 1ft. The wall was the Severan wall and in the nature of the case there was no evidence that a 4th-century wall had ever replaced it. Remains of the clay bank existed below foundation level."
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SYO62 Bibliographic reference: RCHME. 1962. Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of York, Volume 1 Eboracum. 1. p33.
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Child/subsequent Site Events/Activities (2)
Record last edited
Mar 23 2023 11:40AM