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| HER Number: | MYO5065 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Castlegate Postern |
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Summary
Site of 14th century postern demolished in 1826-7. At the time of the demolition the postern consisted of a round-headed archway about 16 feet high and 11 feet wide flanked by a D-shaped tower of three storeys. The tower was 25 feet wide and projected 15 feet with a battered base and hipped roof.
Monument Type(s)
- POSTERN (C14, Medieval - 1300 AD to 1399 AD)
- POSTERN (1699, Late 17th Century - 1699 AD to 1699 AD)
- POSTERN (dem 1826-27, Early 19th Century - 1829 AD to 1830 AD)
Protected Status
- Conservation Area
- Area of Archaeological Importance
Full description
SE60435143] Castlegate Postern [AT]. (site of). (1)
Castlegate Postern was demolished 1826-7. (2)
There are no visible remains of the postern. (3)
Full history and description of the postern. (4)
1 Ordnance Survey Map (Scale / Date)
Default value used to record large numbers of archive items which are not separately catalogued. See Monument Recording Guidelines for details of use. OS 1/500 1891
2 A history of Yorkshire: the city of York 1961 edited by P M Tillott 514
3 Field Investigators Comments F1 RW Emsley 30-May-1963
4 An inventory of the historical monuments in the City of York. Volume II: the defences
2 copies. 1972 Royal Commission on Historical Monuments, England 157-8
NMR related object:
BF061948 York City Wall, York
RCHME, 1972, An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of York, Volume II The Defences, p157-8 (Monograph). SYO63.
Sources and further reading
| --- | Monograph: RCHME. 1972. An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of York, Volume II The Defences. p157-8. |
Related records
| MYO3631 | Part of: York City Walls in entirety (Monument) |
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