York Historic Environment Record

WB during installation of swimming pool. An unconsolidated scatter of cobbles and pebbles was observed at 850mm BGL and tentatively interpreted as a surface but it was not particularly coherent. Natural clay was observed at approximately 600mm – 850mm across the trench, overlain by the cobble spread. Above this was subsoil up to 600mm thick which produced a few sherds of abraded Roman pottery. The top soil was up to 300mm thick. Watching brief recorded no trace of the nearby Roman cemetery. NMR sources: Britannia : a journal of Romano-British and kindred studies inc. consolidated index for volumes 1-25 (1970-1994) Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies IX/1978/427 Interim : bulletin of the York Archaeological Trust 5.2/1978/42 York Archaeological Trust annual report /1977-1978/APPENDIX I Yorkshire Philosophical Society : annual reports /1977/29 Two entries for a 1977 WB at Mount Royal but no information given under no. 635685