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York City Planning documents online

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• The 2014 dig
• The evidence reviewed
• A guided tour of the battlefield
• The tidal surge - riding the river to Riccall

The Final Report

Kindle edition of Finding Fulford is now available

The Fulford Tapestry

Visiting Fulford

Map York

The geological heritage is the reason that the battle was fought at the muddy ford. The only breach in the impermeable moraine material was at Fulford where the wet land trapped between the York and Escrick moraines could drain into the river Ouse.

The moraine is the hard material created by glacial action. It is often associated with the melting of a glacier and this is known as a terminal moraine.

The map is based on BGS maps and our surface surveys.

The complex pattern of moraines south of York, determine the terrain.	This is a sample of the moraine exposed during the investigation by the developer's archeologists. It is formed of material carried and then compressed by the ice-sheet as it paused during its retreat through the area nearly 15,000 years ago. Subsequently a channel was carved when trapped meltwater escaped towards the river Ouse. Note how near to the surface it lies.

Surface geology map

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The author of the content is Charles Jones - fulfordthing@gmail.com   Last updated April 2015

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