A0016 Walmgate/Willow Street
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Title
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A0016 Walmgate/Willow Street
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Alternative Title
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1973.8 Walmgate/Willow Street
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Description
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A section through the city rampart was examined by this excavation and the natural ground surface appeared to drop at least 2m between the city walls and the churchyard of St Peter-le-Willows.
The excavators recorded a charcoal burial and several graves. However, on reassessment of the site archive these features have been interpreted as a charnel pit with the recovery of disarticulated human bone.
A cobble surface, which was the medieval precursors to Long Close Lane/ Willow Street was also the likely boundary to the burials. The burials are almost certainly a part of the churchyard of St Peter-le-Willows which lay to the north of the medieval road. The remains of a building were interpreted as part of this church.
A building fronting the medieval street front was also found along with several pits and a well. A post-medieval building and cobble surface indicate at least a partial blocking of the street during this period. A Victorian cellar was also encountered.
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Type
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Excavation
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Date
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16 April 1973 – 16 April 1973
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Creator
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York Archaeological Trust
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Contributor
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I Reed (excavator)
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D Jones (excavator)
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Spatial Coverage
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Walmgate/Willow Street, York
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SE61015137
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Period
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Anglo-Scandinavian?
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Medieval
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Post-Medieval
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Modern
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