IN PICTURES: New photos show amazing detail of 'nationally important' Scarborough Roman ruins

New digs set to take place at the Roman site in Eastfield could find more ruins, it has been revealed.

The amazing discovery could prove to be the first example uncovered in the whole of the old Roman Empire.

New photos of the site capture the amazing details of the ruins, which date as far back as the 2nd Century AD.

The Scarborough News photographer Richard Ponter visited the site to take a closer look...

5. Scarborough's Roman Ruins

An unusual circular room with three adjacent square rooms has both puzzled and excited experts. Photo: Richard Ponter

Field Archaeologist Martyn King inspects the site at Eastfield. Photo: Richard Ponter

New digs are set to begin to the north of the currently excavated site. Photo: Richard Ponter

Trainee Field Archaeologist Corey Greening inspects Roman stonework. Photo: Richard Ponter