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Iron-age dig hitch for planned 1,200 homes in Scarborough - COMMENT ON THIS STORY


Published on Tuesday 17 November 2009 12:22

THE discovery of a possible Iron Age or Roman settlement could scupper plans on land earmarked for a massive housing estate.

A 13.5-acre section of land owned by Scarborough Council – part of the planned 1,200-home scheme at Middle Deepdale – may cover the remains of an early Iron Age or early-Romano British ladder village.

Archaeologists have said that there is a 20 per cent risk that the remains are of such high importance that the area would be unsuitable for development.

Read the full story in Tuesday's Scarborough Evening News


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