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York Minster cathedral precinct is a complex of ecclesiastical and defensive structures occupying the heart of medieval York in North Yorkshire, England. The precinct is bounded to the north and west by sections of the City Walls, which extend from Bootham Bar in the west to Monk Bar in the north, forming a substantial defensive perimeter around the cathedral and its associated buildings. These walls, constructed primarily in the medieval period with earlier Roman foundations, represent one of the most complete surviving examples of English town defences. The precinct itself contains the Minster cathedral, begun in the thirteenth century, alongside canons' residences, chapter house, and other institutional buildings that developed over the medieval and early modern periods, making it an important centre of religious and civic authority from the medieval period onwards.
York Minster cathedral precinct: including Bootham Bar and the length of City Walls extending round the precinct up to Monk Bar is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017777. View the official record →
York Minster cathedral precinct is a complex of ecclesiastical and defensive structures occupying the heart of medieval York in North Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017777.
York Minster cathedral precinct: including Bootham Bar and the length of City Walls extending round the precinct up to Monk Bar is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1017777.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval stone town house known as The Norman House to the rear of Nos 48 and 50 Stonegate (0.2 km), South angle tower of Roman fortress (0.4 km), Merchant's Hall, Fossgate (0.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of York Minster cathedral precinct: including Bootham Bar and the length of City Walls extending round the precinct up to Monk Bar's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
York Minster cathedral precinct: including Bootham Bar and the length of City Walls extending round the precinct up to Monk Bar stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.