EYO6872 - Towton Avenue and Mount Vale Drive
Type
WATCHING BRIEF
Location
Location | Towton Avenue and Mount Vale Drive |
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Grid reference | Centred SE 5898 5088 (132m by 78m) |
Map sheet | SE55SE |
Unitary Authority | City of York, North Yorkshire |
Technique(s)
Organisation
York Archaeological Trust
Date
2018
Description
No archaeological remains were present at this site. There was limited residual pottery in the topsoil which dated to the 20th century. A circular concrete base for a former shot-putt platform was overgrown with grass to the north-west of the site (Plate 3). Multiple modern ceramic and gravel field drains ran on various alignments across the site. Natural was encountered at just 250mm-400mm BGL. The topsoil across the site was a friable dark grey brown silty clay. The natural was a firm to friable mid brownish orange clayey sand, with frequent small to large angular stone fragments and gravels and pebbles. At around 0.85m-0.90m BGL the natural transitioned to a cleaner, firmer mid to dark orangey brown sandy clay with occasional gravel and chalk flecks.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SYO2372 Unpublished document: York Archaeological Trust. 2019. Towton Avenue and Mount Vale Drive.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- MYO3837 Ridge and Furrow York City (Monument)
Record last edited
Apr 6 2020 11:13AM