EYO7785 - Carpetright, Layerthorpe

Type

EVALUATION

Location

Location Carpetright, Layerthorpe
Grid reference SE 6090 5210 (point)
Map sheet SE65SW
Unitary Authority City of York, North Yorkshire

Technique(s)

Organisation

York Archaeological Trust

Date

2019

Map

Description

The evaluation demonstrated a clearence of the site in the 20th century in the area of the car park which revealed the natural clay between 0.40-1.00m BGL overlain by compacted hardcore and tarmac. A late post medieval wall was recorded in the north-western corner of the site in trench 3. boreholes within the carpet right store were partially obstructed by a concrete feature at around 0.5m BGL. Two were cored in the south-western part of the site inside the building identified alluvial deposits likely derived from the River Foss.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Unpublished document: York Archaeological Trust. 2019. Archaeological Investigations at Carpetright, Layerthorpe.

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Child/subsequent Site Events/Activities (1)

  • Carpetright, Layerthorpe (Ref: 2019/111)

Record last edited

Mar 16 2021 10:57AM

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