EYO5882 - Observations during Construction of North East Railway Gasworks

Type

WATCHING BRIEF

Location

Location Land close to junction of Holgate Beck and river Ouse
Grid reference SE 5841 5217 (point)
Map sheet SE55SE
Unitary Authority City of York, North Yorkshire

Technique(s)

Organisation

Not recorded.

Date

1868

Map

Description

A group of Neolithic flint tools and weapons discovered during the construction of the North East Railway gasworks in 1868.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Monograph: RCHME. 1972. RCHME City of York Volume III South-west of the Ouse. ppxxxvii-xxxix.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Assemblage of Neolithic flint axes, one greenstone axe, and other flint objects (the "York Hoard") (Find Spot)

Record last edited

Jan 17 2020 8:45AM

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