The Music is Finding Melody By Gavin Luke. Scarborough is a seaside town in the Borough of Scarborough in North Yorkshire, England. Scarborough is located on the North Sea coastline. Historically in the North Riding of Yorkshire, the town lies between 10 and 230 feet (3–70 m) above sea level, from the harbour rising steeply north and west towards limestone cliffs. The older part of the town lies around the harbour and is protected by a rocky headland. With a population of 61,749, Scarborough is the largest holiday resort on the Yorkshire Coast and largest seaside town in North Yorkshire. The town has fishing and service industries, including a growing digital and creative economy, as well as being a tourist destination. Residents of the town are known as Scarborians. Origins Ruins of Scarborough Castle The town was reportedly founded around 966 AD as by Thorgils Skarthi, a Viking raider, though there is no archaeological evidence to support these claims, made during the 1960s, as part of a pageant of Scarborough events. The origin of this belief is a fragment of an Icelandic Saga. In the 4th century, there had briefly been a Roman signal station on Scarborough headland and there is evidence of much earlier Stone Age and Bronze Age settlements. However any new settlement was soon burned to the ground by a rival band of Vikings under Tosti (Tostig Godwinson), Lord of Falsgrave, and Harald III of Norway. The destruction and massacre meant that very little remained to be recorded in the Domesday survey of 1085. The original inland village of Falsgrave was also Anglo-Saxon rather than Viking. Roman period A Roman signal station was built on a cliff-top location overlooking the North Sea. It was one of a chain of signal stations, built to warn of sea-raiders. Coins found at the site show that it was occupied from c. AD 370 until the early fifth century. In 2021 a geophysical survey at a proposed housing development in Eastfield, Scarborough, revealed structures below the surface extending over an area approximately the size of two tennis courts. When excavated a number of buildings, including a bathhouse and a cylindrical tower with rooms radiating from it was found. Karl Battersby from North Yorkshire county council said the buildings were, “designed by the highest-quality architects in northern Europe in the era and constructed by the finest craftsmen.” An inspector of ancient monuments at Historic England, Keith Emerick, described the finds as “one of the most important Roman discoveries in the past decade.” There are plans to revise the housing development layout, recover the remains and incorporate them in a public green area. Historic England is to recommend the remains be protected as a scheduled monument. Medieval Scarborough recovered under King Henry II, who built an Angevin stone castle on the headland and granted the town charters in 1155 and 1163, permitting a market on the sands and establishing rule by burgesses. Edward II granted Scarborough Castle to his favourite, Piers Gaveston. The castle was subsequently besieged by forces led by the barons Percy, Warenne, Clifford and Pembroke. Gaveston was captured and taken to Oxford and thence to Warwick Castle for execution. In 1318, the town was burnt by the Scots, under Sir James Douglas following the Capture of Berwick upon Tweed. In the Middle Ages, Scarborough Fair, permitted in a royal charter of 1253, held a six-week trading festival attracting merchants from all over Europe. It ran from Assumption Day, 15 August, until Michaelmas Day, 29 September. The fair continued to be held for 500 years, from the 13th to the 18th century, and is commemorated in the song Scarborough Fair: Are you going to Scarborough Fair? —parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme.... The most striking feature of the town's geography is the high rocky promontory pointing eastward into the North Sea.[35] The promontory supports the 11th-century ruins of Scarborough Castle and divides the seafront into two bays, north and south.[36] Scarborough's South Bay from Sea Cliff Road The South Bay was the site of the original medieval settlement and harbour, which form the old town. This remains the main tourist area, with a sandy beach, cafés, amusements, arcades, theatres and entertainment facilities. The modern commercial town centre has migrated 440 yards (400 m) north-west of the harbour area and 100 feet (30 m) above it and contains the transport hubs, main services, shopping and nightlife. The harbour has undergone major regeneration including the new Albert Strange Pontoons, a more pedestrian-friendly promenade, street lighting and seating. @ScarboroughWeb @DronePeace @NE_Arch_Hist @Scarborough @TheScarboroNews @ScarboroughUK @ScarboroughCol1 @RichardWebbNY @pathfindermag @BBCNEandCumbria @ScarboroCouncil @ThisCoast @northyorkscc @DiscoverCoast @ScarboroughOAT @liliansview

• published: 09 May 2022
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