P0782 Land off Wigginton Road and the A1237, Clifton Moor

Title: P0782 Land off Wigginton Road and the A1237, Clifton Moor
Alternative Title: 2000.572 YORYM Land off Wigginton Road and the A1237, Clifton Moor
Description: An evaluation excavation located two ditches, including the termination of one which may mark an entrance to the enclosure delineated by the ditch. These may have been evidence of Roman practice camps of which a number are known or surmised in the general area, although no dating evidence was recovered.

The site appears to have been open ground until the present day and there was some evidence of agricultural use in the post-medieval and modern periods represented by field drains and a number of irregular features. A mortar and limestone deposit may have derived from construction activity associated with the use of the site as an airfield during and after World War II.
Type: Desk Top Study, Evaluation
Date: June 23, 2000 – June 23, 2000; July 10, 2000 – July 21, 2000
Creator: York Archaeological Trust
Contributor: David Evans (fieldwork)
Spatial Coverage: Land off Wigginton Road and the A1237, Clifton Moor, York; SE59755575
Monument Type: Monument Type - Ditch; Monument Type - Enclosure; Monument Type - Agriculture and Subsistence; Monument Type - Airfield
Period: Roman; Post-Medieval; Modern

Position: 2984 (96 views)