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| HER Number: | MYO4760 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Site of Roman interval tower NW3 |
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Summary
Site of a Roman interval tower excavated and destroyed in 1835.
Monument Type(s)
- INTERVAL TOWER (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Full description
Site of Roman interval tower (NW3 on key plan) excavated and destroyed in 1835. (1)
The tower measured 13ft square inside and 18 2/3 ft by 17 1/2 ft outside. In 1835 it stood to a height of 5ft above the fortress wall. It had an outer face of two single courses similar to that of the fortress wall but with two single courses of tile. See Eboracum RCHME Vol 1 for more information.
RCHME, 1962, Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of York, Volume 1 Eboracum, p27 (Bibliographic reference). SYO62.
Sources and further reading
| --- | Bibliographic reference: RCHME. 1962. Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of York, Volume 1 Eboracum. 1. p27. |
Related records
| MYO2015 | Related to: Legionary Fortress (Eboracum) (Monument) |
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