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Archaeology
Local residents may recall that we carried out an archaeological survey of the line of the bypass last summer. Children from the Temple Sowerby C of E Primary School were invited to the site to see how the work was done.
We excavated a total of 67 trenches along the route and two important finds were made:
- The first of these was located to the south of the village, west of Vicarage Lane. In this area excavation revealed a pit and possibly a Medieval wall.
- The second area where archaeological remains were revealed was located at the eastern end of the scheme, immediately to the north of the existing A66 and south of Spitals Farm. These remains comprised of a cobbled stone surface. It is possible that this feature relates to the Roman Road, the course of which the present A66 is supposed to follow.
Finds from the excavation included a small number of flint tools, and shards of Roman Pottery. The majority of the remains uncovered in the trenches were comprised of modern field boundaries.
A full report of these works has been written and is deposited with the County Historic Environmental Record.
Samples found at the site will be on display at the Start of Works Exhibition.
