Roman find declared of "national importance"

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THE remains of a third-century Roman villa, found during excavations for a new bypass, have been declared a monument of national importance by Historic England.

A small part of the “high status” site which covers a large area next to the A1 will be lost as it is in the path of the new £34m Bedale, Aiskew and Leeming Bar bypass.

The designation of the site as a Scheduled Monument was revealed at the full meeting of North Yorkshire County Council by Cllr Chris Metcalfe who said the designation will have no impact on the building of the road which is due to be completed in autumn 2016.