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| HER Number: | MYO4628 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | YORK CITY WALLS Baile Hill (TOWER 1) |
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Summary
Tower built in 1878 to a design by G Styan as a terminal feature to the York City Wall which finished abruptly at the foot of a flight of steps up the side of the Baile.
Baile Hill Tower 1878 when walls adjacent to Skeldergate Bridge (qv) were demolished.
Baile Hill Tower: 2 storeys with embattled parapet. Flight of steps to wallwalk passes through tower from foot of rampart, through arched doorway with stilted 2-centred head. Other openings are 3 slit lights in chamfered openings and 2 arrow slits with oillets, one blocked.
Monument Type(s)
- INTERVAL TOWER (Built 1878, Late 19th Century to Unknown - 1878 AD)
Protected Status
- Listed Building
- Conservation Area
- Scheduled Monument
Full description
Baile Hill Tower 1878 when walls adjacent to Skeldergate Bridge (qv) were demolished.
Baile Hill Tower: 2 storeys with embattled parapet. Flight of steps to wallwalk passes through tower from foot of rampart, through arched doorway with stilted 2-centred head. Other openings are 3 slit lights in chamfered openings and 2 arrow slits with oillets, one blocked.
English Heritage LB Description
RCHME, 1972, An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of York, Volume II The Defences, p91 (Monograph). SYO63.
NMR, 2019, NMR data (Digital archive). SYO2214.
Sources and further reading
| --- | Digital archive: NMR. 2019. NMR data. |
| --- | Monograph: RCHME. 1972. An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of York, Volume II The Defences. p91. |
Related records
| MYO1715 | Part of: York City Walls (Baille Hill to Barker Tower) (Monument) |
| MYO3631 | Part of: York City Walls in entirety (Monument) |
| MYO4629 | Related to: YORK CITY WALL between Tower 1 and 2 Chainage 0-100 (Monument) |
| MYO4657 | Related to: YORK CITY WALLS RAMPART (Tower 1 to Victoria Bar) (Monument) |
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