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HER Number:MYO4991
Type of record:Monument
Name:Site of Roman interval tower (SW2)

Summary

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

Grid Reference:SE 6024 5187
Map Sheet:SE65SW
Parish:York, City of York, North Yorkshire
Map:Show location on GoogleMaps

Monument Type(s)

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

Full description

Conjectural site of Roman interval tower (SW2 on key plan). (1)

Location of interval tower SW2 confirmed by excavation. (2)

An inventory of the historical monuments in the City of York. Volume I: Eburacum: Roman York
2 copies. 1962 Royal Commission on Historical Monuments, England 16
2 York Archaeological Trust annual report 10 26, 1997-8

Point on HER GIS is base on York 200 plan from The City Atlas and is in between SW1 and 3.


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)