York Historic Environment Record

An Archaeological Evaluation by Trial Trenching was carried out by MAP Archaeological Practice Ltd at Del Monte, Skelton Park Trading Estate, Shipton Road, Skelton, York between in August and September 2018. Commissioned by Barratt/David Wilson Homes, the scheme was proposed to determine the potential for archaeological remains below the former factory. This would allow the City of York Council to make an informed decision on the impact of any remains by the proposed development. Previous stages in the evaluation took the form of a Desk Based Assessment in 2014. All work was undertaken in accordance with a Written Scheme approved by The City of York’s archaeologist. Eight trial trenches were excavated across the development area, of which six were negative. Trenches 2 and 3, revealed limited archaeological remains that consisted of linear ditch and a small pit. The pit found in Trench 3, had a number of sheep bones present, but no dating. Excavation of the ditch from Trench 2 however, recovered sherds of Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age pottery from a single segment, as well as some fire cracked stones and charcoals. This ditch was further exposed to the south of Trench 2 and was found to become less formal more sinuous in its form further south. 05-20-