York Historic Environment Record

NMR: [SE60305130] Skeldergate Postern [AT] (Site of). (1)

Skeldergate Postern, first documented in 1315 and demolished in 1808. It consisted of a single narrow arch flanked on either side by a round turret. (2)

History and descripton of the postern. (3)

1 Ordnance Survey Map (Scale / Date) OS 1:500 1891
2 An inventory of the historical monuments in the City of York. Volume II: the defences 90 Royal Commission on Historical Monuments, England
3 An inventory of the historical monuments in the City of York. Volume II: the defences 90-1 Royal Commission on Historical Monuments, England

From NMR record

Crane Tower, also known as the Skeldergate Postern Tower. First documented in 1403, it survived fairly intact until 1750, but was finally destroyed in 1878 except for the underground footings. It was circular, 23 feet in diameter, with a battered base A conical roof gave it a similar appearance to the North Street Postern Tower. From the tower a chain could be stretched across the river to the Davy Tower.

RCHME, 1972, An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of York, Volume II The Defences, p90-91 (Monograph). SYO63.

NMR, 2019, NMR data (Digital archive). SYO2214.