ing ▁metal ▁clock ▁mounted ▁on ▁a ▁pill ar . ▁Kn own ▁as ▁" Big ▁Ben ", ▁the ▁clock ▁has ▁a ▁round ▁face ▁en closed ▁in ▁a ▁cyl ind rical ▁case ▁that ▁rest s ▁on ▁a ▁fl uted ▁column ▁with ▁a ▁Cor inth ian ▁style ▁capital . ▁E lev ated ▁on ▁a ▁rect angular ▁stone ▁base , ▁Big ▁Ben ▁is ▁now ▁situated ▁on ▁the ▁la wn ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁Administration ▁Building . ▁ ▁Ross ▁O val ▁ ▁Ross ▁O val , ▁the ▁principal ▁sport ing ▁field ▁at ▁the ▁College ▁occup ies ▁a ▁very ▁prominent ▁position ▁on ▁the ▁College ▁site ▁adjacent ▁to ▁the ▁intersection ▁of ▁Sand gate ▁Road ▁and ▁North umb ria ▁Road . ▁A ▁single ▁grass ed ▁football ▁field , ▁it ▁forms ▁the ▁setting ▁for ▁the ▁northern ▁fac ades ▁of ▁the ▁Chap el ▁and ▁the ▁Du h ig ▁Build ings , ▁which ▁are ▁set ▁on ▁an ▁emb ank ment ▁above ▁the ▁level ▁of ▁the ▁o val . ▁Mason ry ▁st airs ▁are ▁set ▁into ▁the ▁emb ank ment ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁Du h ig ▁Building ▁and ▁near ▁the ▁entrance ▁to ▁the ▁Chap el . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁row ▁of ▁pal m ▁trees ▁along ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁emb ank ment ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁buildings . ▁ ▁The ▁o val ▁is ▁surrounded ▁by ▁a ▁low ▁tim ber ▁pick et ▁f ence . ▁A ▁small ▁grand stand ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁northern ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁o val . ▁The ▁grand stand ▁is ▁a ▁simple ▁tim ber ▁fr amed ▁structure ▁with ▁stepped ▁tim ber