Sutton Bank
| Sutton Bank | |
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 A170 road climbing up Sutton Bank in North Yorkshire |
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| Elevation | 298 m (978 ft) |
| Listing | (none) |
| Location | |
| Location | North York Moors, England |
| Range | Hambleton Hills |
| Coordinates | 54°14′17″N 1°12′54″W / 54.238°N 1.215°W |
| Topo map | OS Explorer OL26 |
| OS grid | SE515815 |
Sutton Bank, also known as Roulston Scar, is a hill in the Hambleton District of North Yorkshire in England. It is a high point on the Hambleton Hills and the North Yorkshire Moors with extensive views over the Vale of York and the Vale of Mowbray. The hill is the site of one of the most important prehistoric monuments in the region—a massive hillfort built in the Iron Age, around 400 BC.
Because it faces the prevailing westerly winds, Sutton Bank has been used for ridge soaring since the early 1930s for the sport of gliding. The Yorkshire Gliding Club is based at the top of the hill.[1]
The 110-mile (177 km) long Cleveland Way National Trail crosses over Sutton Bank. It includes a spur to the White Horse of Kilburn.
At the foot of Sutton Bank lies the village of Sutton-under-Whitestonecliffe; at 27 letters long, it has the longest placename in England.
The A170 road runs down the bank with a gradient of 1 in 4 (25%), and including a hairpin bend. Vehicles have to keep in low gear whist travelling up or down the bank,[2] and caravans are banned from using the section.
[edit] References
- ^ Yorkshire Gliding Club
- ^ "Safety study for Sutton Bank" (Press release). North Yorkshire County Council. 2004-05-24. https://www3.northyorks.gov.uk/n2ccpr/2004_/3suttonbank/3suttonbank.pdf. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
[edit] External links
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