EYO6872 - Towton Avenue and Mount Vale Drive

Type

WATCHING BRIEF

Location

Location Towton Avenue and Mount Vale Drive
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

Map

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)

  • --- Unpublished document: York Archaeological Trust. 2019. Towton Avenue and Mount Vale Drive.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Ridge and Furrow York City (Monument)

Record last edited

Apr 6 2020 11:13AM

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