EYO5026 - Germany Beck Transect Across Fulford Ings

Type

EVALUATION

Location

Location Fulford Ings around the the river Ouse, west of Fulford Hall
Grid reference Centred SE 6065 4838 (122m by 136m) (45 map features)
Map sheet SE64NW
Civil Parish Fulford, City of York, North Yorkshire
Unitary Authority City of York, North Yorkshire

Technique(s)

Organisation

Fulford Battlefield Society

Date

Not recorded.

Map

Description

Purpose of survey to understand the historic course of the Ouse. Meant to reaffirm results from earlier work conducted by Manchester University. This study, headed by Susannah Gill, found that the 1066 layer lies approximately 2.35 m below the present surface. Cores extracted were used to assess the suitability of the land for metal detection. Land proved to be generally waterlogged below the seemingly firm surface layer. Data collected perceived by surveyors as not being 'meaningful'. EvUID RecordType Ref Name1 OrgUID Validation Descr DateFrom DateTo Qualifier DispDate GridRef SheetNo Location EYO5026 Event - Intervention Germany Beck Transect Across Fulford Ings "Purpose of survey to understand the historic course of the Ouse. Meant to reaffirm earlier work conducted by Manchester University. This study, headed by Susannah Gill, found that the 1066 layer lies approximately 2.35 m below the present surface. Cores extracted were used to assess the suitability of the land for metal detection. Land proved to be generally waterlogged below the seemingly firm surface layer. Data collected not perceived by surveyors as 'meaningful'. 1: (460688, 448394), (175 cm) 2: (460674, 448375), (100) 3: (460658, 448356), (102) 4: (460651, 448361), (110) 5: (460654, 448359), (83) 6: (460648, 448356), (54) 7: (460631, 448345), (110) 8: (460622, 448341), (22) 9: (460610, 448331), (38) 11: (460610, 448380), (100) 12: (460641, 448393), (80) 13: (460631, 448425), (59) 14: (460679, 448351), (96) 15: (460711, 448351), (100) 16: (460694, 449322), (69) 17: (460668, 448334), (120) 18: (460635, 448375), (45) 19: (460608, 448393), (78) 20: (460589, 448416), (63) 21: (460595, 448365), (85) 22: (460595, 448365), (102) 23: (460663, 448319), (50) 24: (460663, 448321), (90)

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Bibliographic reference: 2011. Finding Fulford - The Search for the First Battle of 1066.

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Child/subsequent Site Events/Activities (7)

  • Germany Beck Ditches and Dike Soil Samples
  • Germany Beck Moraine 01/02/2005
  • Germany Beck Moraine 27/02/2005
  • Germany Beck Village Green B
  • Germany Beck Village Green 31/03/2004
  • Germany Beck Old Ford Area
  • Germany Beck Walmgate Stray

Record last edited

Jan 20 2014 2:02PM

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