'Sutton Bank' (or ''Roulston Scar'' to give its precise name) is in the county 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.
At the foot of Sutton Bank lies the village of
Sutton-under-Whitestonecliffe, at 27 letters long, it has the longest placename in
England.
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