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HER Number:MYO4565
Type of record:Monument
Name:Site of Roman interval tower NW2

Summary

Site of Roman interval tower behind the Education Offices in St Leonard's Place, was excavated in 1835 and 1928. There are no extant remains.

Grid Reference:SE 6005 5215
Map Sheet:SE65SW
Parish:York, City of York, North Yorkshire
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Monument Type(s)

  • INTERVAL TOWER (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Full description

NMR information:

(SE60065215) Tower (GS) (Site of). (1)

Site of Roman interval tower (NW1 on key plan) behind the Education Offices in St Leonard's Place, was excavated in 1835 and 1928. (2)

There are no extant remains. (3)

[Tower NW1 has not been discovered and is a presumed position].

1 Ordnance Survey Map (Scale / Date) OS 25" 1937
2 An inventory of the historical monuments in the City of York. Volume I: Eburacum: Roman York 26 Royal Commission on Historical Monuments, England
3 Field Investigators Comments F1 RW Emsley, 30-May-1963

GIS location based on NMR information and may not be exact

Related records

MYO2015Related to: Legionary Fortress (Eboracum) (Monument)