Stonegate
Means the stone-paved street. It follows the line of the Roman Via Praetoria, a street connecting the Roman Legionary Fortress with the River Ouse.
Means the stone-paved street. It follows the line of the Roman Via Praetoria, a street connecting the Roman Legionary Fortress with the River Ouse.
York Minster is one of the greatest cathedrals in northern Europe, and part of a tradition of sanctity that stretches back to antiquity. The present building is located on the …
York’s oldest church, it is situated within what was the colonia or civilian quarter of the Roman garrison of Eboracum. Pieces of Roman tilework can be seen in the tower, …
The base of the tower is built from Roman masonry from the Temple of Mithras which stood opposite the gate, as part Eboracum’s civilian complex or Colonia. The church is …
The ruins of a small square tower and the top of a curving wall mark the north-east corner of the Roman fortress of Eboracum. A medieval urinal can also been …
There are a number of large stone coffins scattered around the Museum Gardens. Two rows of them can be found within the grounds of St Mary’s Abbey, laid out in …
Located just to the south of York Minster, this Roman column once stood within the great hall of the headquarters of the Sixth Legion, inside the walls of the Roman …
The Roman Empire annexed Britain in 43AD. When the Romans arrived in York in 71AD a fortress was built to establish a stronghold in the north of England. It housed …