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HER Number:MYO2008
Type of record:Monument
Name:YORK CITY WALLS (MONK BAR TO LAYERTHORPE)

Summary

An excavated stretch of the Severan Roman Fortress Wall, an interval tower and the East Angle Tower can be seen just inside and partially under the existing City Walls. The Tower appears to overlie the foundations of an earlier Trajanic Tower (107-8 AD). This stretch of Wall also runs past the impressive timberframed Merchant Taylor’s Hall, the Roman remains of a corner tower and an early 19th century brick built ice house in the external rampart, which are all located south east of Monk Bar.
This section of Wall extends eastwards to the Foss and the site of Layerthorpe Postern and the medieval Layerthorpe Bridge, both now demolished. This was where the City Walls met the area without walls, defended by means of the King’s Fishpond.

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Monument Type(s)

  • TOWN WALL (Medieval - 1250 AD to 1270 AD)
  • TOWN WALL (Restored, Late 19th Century - 1877 AD to 1878 AD)

Protected Status

  • Scheduled Monument
  • Conservation Area

Full description

City of York Council, 1991, 1991 City Walls Structural Survey (Unpublished document). SYO2265.

Sources and further reading

---Unpublished document: City of York Council. 1991. 1991 City Walls Structural Survey.

Related records

MYO4687Parent of: YORK CITY WALLS Rampart Monk Bar to Tower 34 (Monument)
MYO4679Parent of: YORK CITY WALLS Tower 30 (Monument)
MYO4682Parent of: YORK CITY WALLS Tower 31 (Harlot Hill) (Monument)
MYO4685Parent of: YORK CITY WALLS Tower 33 (Monument)
MYO4686Parent of: YORK CITY WALLS Tower 34 (Monument)
MYO4680Parent of: YORK CITY WALLS between Monk Bar and Tower 30 (Monument)
MYO4236Parent of: YORK CITY WALLS TOWER 32 (New Tower) (Monument)
MYO3631Part of: York City Walls in entirety (Monument)
MYO1715Related to: York City Walls (Baille Hill to Barker Tower) (Monument)
MYO1733Related to: YORK CITY WALLS (BOOTHAM BAR TO MONK BAR) (Monument)
MYO1731Related to: YORK CITY WALLS (LENDAL HILL HOUSE TO THE LODGE, MUSEUM GARDENS) (Monument)
MYO1075Related to: YORK CITY WALLS (MULTANGULAR TOWER AND WALL ATTACHED TO SOUTH EAST) (Monument)
MYO1732Related to: YORK CITY WALLS (MULTANGULAR TOWER TO REAR OF 8 STLEONARD'S) (Monument)
MYO1734Related to: YORK CITY WALLS (Red Tower to Fishergate Postern Tower) (Monument)
MYO1714Related to: YORK CITY WALLS (TOWER PLACE TO DAVY TOWER) (Monument)

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