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The two cows in this picture are standing within the defensive rectangle that appears in the aerial photo. On the other side of the field, the dark wooded area on the right is a huge pile of mining waste. The hill behind it, that extends to the center of this picture, is Poplar Hill. It is a steep-sided hill, with a modern house overlooking the 80-acre field. Near the left most house in this picture is the only way out of this field that can be used by a wheeled vehicle. The present-day road between the two houses rises sharply as it goes up Poplar Hill in a way that doesn't look Roman at all. However, there is a gently rising route in that green field near the left house (which is called Poplarglen Cottage).