Roman Column

Local nameRoman Column
LocationYork, UK

A Roman column stands in Minster Yard in the English city of York. Originally built around the first century, by the soldiers of Legio IX Hispana, it was reused by Legion VI in the 4th century. It is believed to have been part of a group of sixteen freestanding columns, supporting the walls of an earlier church on the site.

The column was discovered beneath York Minster during a 1969 excavation, and was given to the City of York three years later to mark the 1900th anniversary of the city's founding.The column is 7.6 metres tall and constructed of Magnesian Limestone and millstone grit. It now stands in front of the Minster School, in Minster Yard, on the southern side of York Minster.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_column,_York

Info http://minsterquarter.com/discover/history/

Address 11 Minster Yard, York YO1 7HH, United Kingdom

Coordinates 53°57'41.89" N -1°4'54.553" E

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