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HER Number:MYO4682
Type of record:Monument
Name:YORK CITY WALLS Tower 31 (Harlot Hill)

Summary

The Harlot Hill Tower. A semi-circular interval tower of 1266-1318 set at a slight bend in the York Mediaeval city wall. The bartizans in the upper part were added in 1877-8.

Grid Reference:SE 6067 5214
Map Sheet:SE65SW
Parish:York, City of York, North Yorkshire
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Monument Type(s)

  • INTERVAL TOWER (Medieval - 1266 AD to 1318 AD)
  • INTERVAL TOWER (Altered, Late 19th Century - 1877 AD to 1878 AD)

Protected Status

  • Listed Building
  • Conservation Area
  • Scheduled Monument

Full description

RCHME, 1972, An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of York, Volume II The Defences, p134 (Monograph). SYO63.

Sources and further reading

---Monograph: RCHME. 1972. An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of York, Volume II The Defences. p134.

Related records

MYO2008Part of: YORK CITY WALLS (MONK BAR TO LAYERTHORPE) (Monument)
MYO3631Part of: York City Walls in entirety (Monument)
MYO4687Related to: YORK CITY WALLS Rampart Monk Bar to Tower 34 (Monument)
MYO4681Related to: YORK CITY WALLS between Tower 30 and Tower 31 (Chainage 2300-2400) (Monument)
MYO4683Related to: YORK CITY WALLS between Tower 31 and Tower 32 (Chainage 2400-2500) (Monument)