This report sets out the results of an Archaeological Watching Brief that was carried out on the 6th June 2012 during the groundworks associated with the erection of new build 3 bedroom town house on a vacant plot of land to the east of 1 Prospect Place, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, (TA 504489 488645) The Watching Brief was undertaken to fulfil an archaeological condition attached to the Planning Application Consent (11/02379/FL) for residential development at the site. The archaeological work involved monitoring the removal of overburden and topsoil within the proposed footprint for the new extension down to their finished floor level. The excavation area for the proposed extension formed a small rectangle. The area was excavated by a 360� mechanical excavator operating under close archaeological supervision. No archaeological features, deposit or finds were revealed during the archaeological monitoring and observation on Land to the east of 1 Prospect Place.