Studforth Hill

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Site of the ancient Roman amphitheater, and subsequently of medieval Aldborough Castle, neither of which survive.

From The Guardian:

"The lost amphitheatre of northern England has been found on a Yorkshire hilltop in a discovery with major implications for the study of Roman Britain.

Centuries of speculation have ended with a printout from geomagnetic scanners which reveals a great tiered bank of seats below curving hummocks in a field now frequented only by a herd of cattle."

For further reading: www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2011/aug/17/lost-yorkshire-a...
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Coordinates:   54°5'17"N   1°22'46"W
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