Latest Discoveries

New inner/outer wall found

31st Aug 2025

New inner/outer wall found

At the conclusion of the 2023 excavation, particular attention was given to the segment where the wall curved leftward as it extended north toward Welton Road from the interior area of the field. During this phase, archaeologists discovered a new outer wall. This structure appears to be a later addition to the original walls, which is evident from the fact that its foundation sits at a higher elevation than that of the main walls. Read more …

27th Jul 2020

Dig Site - Welton rd

On this site in 1980 a Roman building was found and excavated.  It contained a pot, oven and coins of both Vespasian and Domitian.  Read more …

Tourist information board

26th Dec 2025

Tourist information board

2025 saw the unvieling by the Lord Leiutenant of the East Riding, Mr James Dick OBE, the communities first evertourist information board.  Sited outside the Burrs playing field on welton road it give a short history of the Roman occupancy of the area named Petuaria by the Romans. Read more …

26th Dec 2025

Golf course Geo Phys

During the social closed period of covid in 2020, and following on from an earlier community activity, James Lyall with the permision of the Brough golf course covered the full area with a magnatometer to explore what lies beneath and to try and find the lost road out of Petuaria leading to York/Eboracum. Read more …

 

 

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Mash up 2025

A short video with some clips from the community dig on the Burrs 2025

 

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