| 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 | |
| Type | Fortification |
| Location | York, England |
| Area | 2.11 miles (3.40 kilometres)[1] |
| Built | 13th-14th century |
| Original use | Urban defence |
| Restored | 19th century |
| Current use | Open as a museum |
| Architectural style(s) | Medieval, Gothic Revival |
| Owner | City of York Council |
| Website | www.york.gov.uk/CityWalls |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
| Official name | Bootham Bar City Wall from Bootham Bar to Layerthorpe, Monk Bar, Robin Hoods Tower |
| Designated | 14 June 1954 |
| Reference no. | 1259293[2] |
| Official name | York Minster Cathedral Precinct: including Bootham Bar and the length of City Walls extending round the precinct up to Monk Bar |
| Designated | 8 October 1937 |
| Reference no. | 1017777[3] |
| Official name | City Walls, gates, posterns, moats, mounds, Bayle (or Baile) Hill, St Leonard's Hospital and Merchant Taylor's Hall, Aldwark |
| Designated | April 1922[4] |
| Reference no. | 1004910[5] |
.svg)  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]
- ^ "York's City Walls". Visit York. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "The Walls" (PDF). visityork. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ^ https://www.yorkwalls.org.uk/?page_id=3690. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ https://www.visityork.org/business-directory/yorks-city-walls. Retrieved 31 August 2023.