Description

YORK

SE6052SE ALDWARK
1112-1/14/19 (North East side)
14/06/54 Roman wall approximately 20m
south-east of Monk Bar
(Formerly Listed as:
ALDWARK
Roman E Corner Tower of Fortress &
walls of Interval Tower to NW)

GV I

Formerly known as: Roman Corner Towers ALDWARK.
Part of the north-east wall of the Roman fortress, extending
south-east to remains of east angle tower and incorporating
remains of one interval tower. c200 AD on foundations c110 AD.
By the IXth and VIth Legions. Earlier foundations of clay and
cobble; later structures have limestone rubble core, towers
and inner side of wall faced with dressed limestone, outer
side of wall with ashlar.
Wall approximately 60 metres long and 5 metres high in front
of the angle tower; chamfered plinth and cornice, chamfered on
lower face, beneath former parapet and walk, now lost. Remains
of angle tower approximately 2 metres high, roughly
rectangular on plan, built against curving wall of fortress
east angle. Interval tower approximately 40 metres north-west
of the east angle tower, approximately .66 metres visible
above ground and roughly rectangular on plan.
(City of York: RCHME: Roman York: HMSO: 1962-: 29-35).

Listing NGR: SE6062252178

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17530664

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Recommended Books

• 
  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)