A rare, precious and important discovery of an Iron Age settlement, found on a development plot in Porthleven had an archaeologist declaring proudly that it’s the first ever to be found in Cornwall and that there’s only one other example of similar found in the south west, if not the country, in the last two centuries. 

So then, it beggars belief that the archaeologist then went on to say that “the discoveries had not affected the development.”

The question has to be asked how the development could even be allowed to go ahead over such precious historical remains?

Another question that has to be asked is what sort of survey was carried out on the land during the agreement to sell it for development and the agreement to develop on that land? Surely a half decent survey should have picked up on these findings? 

Local people that have spoken about this discovery have all voiced their fury that the development is being allowed to go ahead at all, with what seems to be only a mere passing interest shown in the find. 

Surely such a site deserves full protection from development? Or is money really worth more than our history? 
 
L Curnow,
Porthleven