No it is built on an outcrop of 350 million year old Carboniferous Limestone which is a sedimentary rock.
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No, Clitheroe Castle was not built on a volcano. It is situated on a limestone outcrop in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England. The castle dates back to the Norman period and was constructed on its current site for strategic purposes.
No, there is no town built directly on a volcano in Britain. However, there are towns near extinct volcanoes, such as Edinburgh, which is near Arthur's Seat, an extinct volcano in Scotland.
A mountain built from magma is called a volcano.
No, Leicester is not built on a volcano. The city is located in the East Midlands region of England, which is not known to have any active or dormant volcanoes.
Bath, located in Somerset, England, is the spa city known for its Roman-built baths. Although the city is associated with geothermal hot springs, it is not situated in the mouth of a volcano.
The type of volcano is the shield volcano. Shield volcanoes can be found in Hawai'i.