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...

9. Scarborough's Roman Ruins

Earlier phases of the buildings date as far back as the 2nd Century AD. Photo: Richard Ponter

Remains of a Roman underfloor heating system have been discovered. Photo: Richard Ponter

Amazing aerial views of the Roman ruins. Photo: Contributed

Aerial views reveal the full scale of the site. Photo: Lukasz Wajdyk