York Historic Environment Record

This report presents the results of a geophysical survey conducted on land at Hob Moor in York. The works comprised geomagnetic survey of the norrtheastern part of the moor, an ancient common. The works were commissioned by On-Site Archaeology on behalf of the Friends of Hob Moor and conducted by Archaeological Services in accordance with instructions provided by On-Site Archaeology Results All the anomalies detected in the survey almost certainly reflect ferrous and/or fired materials, some incorporated within a man-made bank and others comprising near-surface litter. No evidence for the former mill was identified in the survey. Concentrations of intense anomalies in the north-eastern part of the survey could possibly mask the presence of weaker anomalies associated with mill remains, or indeed the mill could lie outside the surveyed area, under existing gardens or to the south between the survey area and the railway line.