North Yorkshire landmark has ‘finest view’

Project will examine Sutton Bank’s rich history, including German aristocrats and a bloody 14th-century battle

Today, Sutton Bank is as peaceful and tranquil a spot as you might find anywhere, offering visitors what has been called “England’s finest view”. But could it also have an untold history involving rich German aristocrats and a Nazi spy?

A three-year archaeology project has begun to investigate the many histories of the landmark, near Thirsk in North Yorkshire.