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Bypass dig uncovers remains in Four Crosses

Roman, Bronze and Iron Age remains have been unearthed at the site of a new bypass in Powys.

Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust (CPAT) said a number of interesting finds had been made, but nothing unusual at Four Crosses, near Welshpool.

Among the earliest sites found is a ringed ditch representing an early prehistoric burial mound.

Roman metalworking and farming activity was also discovered by archaeologists in the village....
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