St Mary’s Abbey walls

The walls along Marygate were built in 1266 as part of the defences for St Mary’s abbey, covering more than four hundred and fifty meters in total. The walls that stretch from St Mary’s tower down to the River Ouse feature a copy of a shutter used to protect bowmen from incoming arrows. The walls are unique in that they contain grooves, not seen elsewhere in the city, on which these shutters could be mounted.