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HER Number:MYO4773
Type of record:Monument
Name:Site of Roman interval tower (SW1) Coney St

Summary

A series of six polygonal projecting stone interval towers as part of the early 4th century remodelling of the south-west defences.

SW1 Roman interval tower exposed in 1956 beneath British Home Stores, Coney Street.

Grid Reference:SE 6027 5184
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

SE60285184. A Roman interval tower situated under the NW part of British Home Stores, Coney Street, was exposed in 1956, SW1 on the key plan. Tower stands 130ft from the South angle tower. (1)

[Tower SW2 has not been discovered and its position is conjectural.]

Siting confirmed. (2)

1 An inventory of the historical monuments in the City of York. Volume I: Eburacum: Roman York 16 Royal Commission on Historical Monuments, England
2 Field Investigators Comments F1 Waight EC 05-Jun-1963


RCHME, 1962, Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of York, Volume 1 Eboracum, p16 (Bibliographic reference). SYO62.

NMR, 2019, NMR data (Digital archive). SYO2214.

Sources and further reading

---Digital archive: NMR. 2019. NMR data.
---Bibliographic reference: RCHME. 1962. Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of York, Volume 1 Eboracum. 1. p16.

Related records

MYO2015Related to: Legionary Fortress (Eboracum) (Monument)