Route record MYO4187 - Roman Road RCHME Road 7

Summary

Road 7 preceeded road 5 on a direct alignment on the NW gate from a point well outside the modern city boundary. Evidence for it exists in the obsolete parish boundaries formerly running along Cliton and in a find in 1929 of road metalling near the fountain on Clifton Green and in April 1960 in front of the White House, Clifton.

Location

Grid reference Centred SE 5936 5297 (1458m by 1449m)
Map sheet SE55SE
Unitary Authority City of York, North Yorkshire

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Full Description

Road 7 preceeded road 5 on a direct alignment on the NW gate from a point well outside the modern city boundary. Evidence for it exists in the obsolete parish boundaries formerly running along Cliton and in a find in 1929 of road metalling near the fountain on Clifton Green and in April 1960 in front of the White House, Clifton.


RCHME, 1962, Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of York, Volume 1 Eboracum, P3 (Bibliographic reference). SYO62.

Road 7 preceeded road 5 on a direct alignment on the NW gate from a point well outside the modern city boundary. Evidence for it exists in the obsolete parish boundaries formerly running along Cliton and in a find in 1929 of road metalling near the fountain on Clifton Green and in April 1960 in front of the White House, Clifton.

Patrick Ottaway, 2023, The Burdyke and Roman roads approaching York from the north-west in relation to some recent watching briefs in Clifton (Unpublished document). SYO3029.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Unpublished document: Patrick Ottaway. 2023. The Burdyke and Roman roads approaching York from the north-west in relation to some recent watching briefs in Clifton.
  • --- Bibliographic reference: RCHME. 1962. Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of York, Volume 1 Eboracum. 1. P3.

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Record last edited

Sep 1 2023 10:25AM

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