Monument record MYO3552 - Templars PreceptoryCopmanthorpe

Summary

Preceptory of Knights Templars, founded AD 1258, last reference to a prior being in 1292. Traces of enclosures, boundary ditches and possible ponds were seen as soilmarks on air photographs. It is just to the west of the Knights Templars site and could be associated with that (see SE 54 NE 6).

Location

Grid reference Centred SE 5745 4632 (175m by 109m) (5 map features)
Map sheet SE54NE
Unitary Authority City of York, North Yorkshire
Civil Parish Copmanthorpe, City of York, North Yorkshire

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Full Description

NMR Information:

A possible medieval field system comprising three long conjoined enclosures was seen as cropmarks on air photographs. It is just to the west of the Knights Templars site and could be associated with that (see SE 54 NE 6). (1)

1 Oblique aerial photograph reference number CRA AJC XIX/2 03-JUL-1984

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (2)

Record last edited

Aug 2 2019 12:17PM

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