Monument record MYO3537 - Roman Settlement Dunnington

Summary

Cropmarks evidence extensive traces of settlement on Dunnington Common which are probably Romano-British. One cropmark complex covering an area 500 metres by 400 metres comprises blocks of conjoined enclosures of more than one phase which are delimited on the west and partly on the north by a straight linear boundary. Part of a double ditched enclosure shows on the interior adjacent to the boundary. To the north-east of the block there occurs a more dispersed scatter of rectilinear enclosures overlapped in places by linear boundary type features. A ditched trackway about 400 metres long and 10 metres wide, and aligned north-west/south-east runs across the area. Fragmentary linear cropmarks visible to the north-east probably form part of this complex.

Location

Grid reference Centred SE 6828 5133 (692m by 809m) (93 map features)
Map sheet SE65SE
Unitary Authority City of York, North Yorkshire
Civil Parish Dunnington, City of York, North Yorkshire

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

NMR Information:

Cropmarks evidence extensive traces of settlement on Dunnington Common which are probably Romano-British .
One cropmark complex covering an area 500m by 400m is centred on SE 683513. It comprises blocks of conjoined enclosures at SE 682512 of more than one phase which are delimited on the west and partly on the north by a straight linear boundary. Part of a double ditched enclosure shows on the interior adjacent to the boundary. To the north-east of the block there occurs a more dispersed scatter of rectilinear enclosures overlapped in places by linear boundary type features. A ditched trackway about 400m long and 10m wide, and aligned north-west/south-east runs across the area. Fragmentary linear cropmarks visible to the north-east, centred on SE 683520, probably form part of this complex. (1-4)

1 Oblique aerial photograph reference number NMR SE 6851/5 (12174/62) 19-SEP-91
2 Oblique aerial photograph reference number NMR SE 6851/33 (12699/37) 19-JUL-95
3 Oblique aerial photograph reference number NMR SE 6851/22 (12294/09) 07-JUL-92
4 Oblique aerial photograph reference number NMR SE 6851/28 (12702/24) 19-JUL-1995

A watching brief at the farm between 2021-2023 revealed ditches and pits in a water pipe section which are likely associated with these cropmarks.


2023, Lodge Farm, Dunnington (Unpublished document). SYO2696.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Unpublished document: 2023. Lodge Farm, Dunnington.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (2)

Related Events/Activities (3)

Record last edited

Oct 25 2023 4:35PM

Feedback

Your feedback is welcome; if you can provide any new information about this record, please contact the City Archaeologist.