Monument record MYO4686 - YORK CITY WALLS Tower 34

Summary

Layerthorpe Tower. It set on an angle with straight sides to the west and north and a curved face on the east and southeast. It is unusual in being without a solid base, rather veing supported on two buttresses, and between them to the east, a pointed arch of five orders. This arrangement may nave been due to soft ground near the River Foss. The curved part may have been a later alteration since Archer's plan of 1682 shows the tower as square in plan.

Location

Grid reference SE 6080 5209 (point)
Map sheet SE65SW
Civil Parish York, City of York, North Yorkshire

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

RCHME, 1972, An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of York, Volume II The Defences, p137 (Monograph). SYO63.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Monograph: RCHME. 1972. An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of York, Volume II The Defences. p137.

Protected Status/Designation

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Related Events/Activities (1)

Record last edited

Feb 5 2021 1:51PM

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