A sunken medieval town dubbed ‘Yorkshire’s Atlantis’ is on the cusp of being discovered after 650 years under water.
If his hunch proves to be true, Parsons hopes money could be raised for an excavation of the site in order to piece together its forgotten history.
At this point it had over 100 houses and a bustling dockside market as well as being home to wharves, warehouses, a court, a prison, a seawall and harbour.‘Those things aren’t easily washed away,’ said Parsons. ‘Having looked at historic sites and places that have been lost in a similar way, such as in the Bay of Naples, what you tend to find is that the foundations of these settlements are still there.
Parsons hopes discovering its remains, and shining a light on its story, could help us better understand the coastal erosion threat faced by communities today.
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