Roman Amphitheatre of Uthina The Roman Amphitheatre of Uthina is located in Uthina , near Tunis, Tunisia . Building for Uthina began in 40 BC and continued through to 135 AD. The amphitheatre may have been a later addition to what was already a large town. Also located there were a fortress, cisterns, an aqueduct, a triumphal arch, a theatre, and a basilica with a circular crypt . Coordinates 36.608598,10.169214 Description The amphitheatre, partly buried, measures 113 by 90 meters. The arena measures 58 by 35 metres, giving surface areas of 7988 and 1539 square metres respectively. There are four entrances, two main entrances at each end, with the seating area supported by three tiers of columns and arches. (Although these are no longer there, measurements and amphitheater descriptions rely on a complete building.) Measurements for the amphitheatre on site are 12 0 by 89 metres, with the arena measuring 67 by 36 metres. The surface areas measure 10680 an d 24...
Grianan of Aileach The Grianan of Aileach is a hillfort on Greenan Mountain at Inishowen in County Donegal, Ireland. The main structure is a stone ringfort, thought to have been built by the Northern Uí Néill, in the sixth or seventh century, it has been identified as the seat of the Kingdom of Ailech and one of the royal sites of Gaelic Ireland Coordinates 55.023780,-7.427488 Measurements The altitude at the location is 225m with an average of 215m in the area around the ringfort. The ringfort is 100ft wide (30.48m) with the walls 16.4ft (5m) high. Alignment The following shows that at current alignment, the hillfort's angles don't mean anything, but at 2° further rotation, there is a connection Assuming that the ringfort is dated to 700 ad, then the tilt from construction would be 2°. The entrance is measured at 3° at maximum tilt, then adding 2° would give an angle of 5° or 14° on the far wall. If ...