Beacon Hill siege castle

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Earthworks onlybanks, ditches and platforms — read the ground, not walls

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Beacon Hill siege castle preserves the earthworks of a former ringwork castle in North Yorkshire. The Albion Guide maps three ringwork castles in the county; this is one of them. The nearest railway station is Malton, 13.1 km to the south. The nearest other ringwork castle is Pickering Castle, 0.6 km to the east.

Full name: Beacon Hill ringwork siege castle and Royal Observer Corps post

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