While attempting to build a new facility in Perth, Scotland, Manorgate Ltd., a Glasgow, Scotland-based company, was forced to abandon development plans after an archeological dig uncovered more than 100 ancient skeletons, according to an article from The Scotsman.
The plot of land the company had bought in 2006 for £385,000 turned out to be the site of the medieval Friary of Tullilum and its graveyard.
Now Manorgate is suing property search company First Scottish Property Services Ltd. for £1.2 million for failing to disclose the archeological designation of the site while carrying out its appropriate property search.
"Despite the name of the adjacent thoroughfare ('Whitefriars Street'), in modern times many people were unaware of the Friary's existence," the judgment states. "They included the sellers from whom Manorgate acquired the site. Its history was, however, known to some individuals. The Ordnance Survey map of 1862 identified the area as being the supposed site of a Whitefriars Chapel."
