A0838 York Castle car-park (Boreholes)
Item
- Title
- A0838 York Castle car-park (Boreholes)
- Alternative Title
- 1993.6 Boreholes, Phase 2
- Description
- A series of boreholes were sunk to ascertain the location and depth of the ditches of the medieval castle and the related course of the River Foss. The data collected will assist in plotting the course of the River Foss and the position of the moat. 8.30m - 12m below ground level the deposits encountered were laminated sands silts and clays which were probably waterlain within the castle ditch or the River Foss. Above them was post-medieval infill, and demolition deposits derived from the Victorian prison below the modern car park surface.
- Type
- Evaluation
- Date
- 30 March 1993 – 30 March 1993
- Creator
- York Archaeological Trust
- Contributor
- Jane McComish (Lilley) (fieldwork)
- Spatial Coverage
- York Castle Car Park, off Tower Street, York
- SE605555150
- Monument Type
- Monument Type - Ditch
- Monument Type - Alluvial
- Monument Type - Garden
- Monument Type - Demolition Dump
- Monument Type - Car Park
- Period
- Medieval
- Post-Medieval
- Modern
Position: 4205 (55 views)