York city walls

York city walls
View of the city, looking north-east from the city wall, near the railway station. The brown spire at left in the middle distance is the Oratory Church of Saint Wilfrid, and the three towers of York Minster are visible behind
TypeFortification
LocationYork, England
Area2.11 miles (3.40 kilometres)[1]
Built13th-14th century
Original useUrban defence
Restored19th century
Current useOpen as a museum
Architectural style(s)Medieval, Gothic Revival
OwnerCity of York Council
Websitewww.york.gov.uk/CityWalls
Listed Building – Grade I
Official nameBootham Bar City Wall from Bootham Bar to Layerthorpe, Monk Bar, Robin Hoods Tower
Designated14 June 1954
Reference no.1259293[2]
Official nameYork Minster Cathedral Precinct: including Bootham Bar and the length of City Walls extending round the precinct up to Monk Bar
Designated8 October 1937
Reference no.1017777[3]
Official nameCity Walls, gates, posterns, moats, mounds, Bayle (or Baile) Hill, St Leonard's Hospital and Merchant Taylor's Hall, Aldwark
DesignatedApril 1922[4]
Reference no.1004910[5]
York city walls is located in North Yorkshire
York city walls
Location of York city walls in North Yorkshire

York has, since Roman times, been defended by walls of one form or another. To this day, substantial portions of the walls remain, and York has more miles of intact wall than any other city in England. They are known variously as York City Walls, the Bar Walls and the Roman walls (though this last is a misnomer as very little of the extant stonework is of Roman origin, and the course of the wall has been substantially altered since Roman times). The walls are generally 13 feet (4m) high and 6 feet (1.8m) wide.[6] They are the longest town walls in England.[7][8]

  1. ^ "York's City Walls". Visit York. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  2. ^ Historic England. "BOOTHAM BAR CITY WALL FROM BOOTHAM BAR TO LAYERTHORPE MONK BAR ROBIN HOODS TOWER (1259293)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  3. ^ Historic England. "York Minster cathedral precinct: including Bootham Bar and the length of City Walls extending round the precinct up to Monk Bar (1017777)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  4. ^ "History: The Defences". An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York, Volume 2, the Defences. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  5. ^ Historic England. "City Walls, gates, posterns (not including the section from Bootham Bar to Monk Bar, N of the Minster, now part of National Monument No 13280), moats, mounds, Bayle (or Baile) Hill, St Leonard's Hospital and Merchant Taylor's Hall, Aldwark (1004910)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  6. ^ "The Walls" (PDF). visityork. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  7. ^ https://www.yorkwalls.org.uk/?page_id=3690. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  8. ^ https://www.visityork.org/business-directory/yorks-city-walls. Retrieved 31 August 2023.