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HER Number:MYO4204
Type of record:Route
Name:Via Principalis

Summary

Street running E-W through the praetentura of the Legionary fortress beginning and ending at Porta Principalis Dextra and Porta Principalis Sinistra. High and Low Petergate partly run along the former line of Via Principalis. It is believed that the road was c12m wide.

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Monument Type(s)

  • (Former Type) ROAD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Full description

YAT, 1995, INTERIM 20, 20/4 (Serial). SYO2660.

YAT, 1996, The Archaeology of York Vol 3 The Legionary Fortress (Serial). SYO1764.

Sources and further reading

---Serial: YAT. 1996. The Archaeology of York Vol 3 The Legionary Fortress.
---Serial: YAT. 1995. INTERIM 20. 1-4. 20/4.

Related records

MYO2015Part of: Legionary Fortress (Eboracum) (Monument)
MYO4200Related to: Porta Principalis Dextra (Monument)
MYO4199Related to: Porta Principalis Sinistra (Monument)
MYO4203Related to: Via Decumana (Route)
MYO4202Related to: Via Praetoria/Stonegate (Route)