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<< Our Photo Pages >> Harting Beacon - Hillfort in England in West Sussex

Submitted by pallcall on Sunday, 21 July 2002  Page Views: 13616

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Harting Beacon Alternative Name: Beacon Hill
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 1.553 km away from the location you searched for.
County: West Sussex Type: Hillfort

Map Ref: SU806184  Landranger Map Number: 197
Latitude: 50.959399N  Longitude: 0.853746W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
 3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 5 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
 3 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Harting Beacon
Harting Beacon submitted by paulcall : Site in West Sussex Caption. The green strip is the southern 'rampart'. As I mentioned in my description this is in geat danger of disappearing under the plough altogether. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Hillfort in West Sussex. This late Bronze Age/early Iron Age hillfort is situated in a spectacular location on the north escarpment of the South Downs. It would have been an easy site to defend as it is protected on three sides by steep drops.

It is a roughly square-shaped contour fort and does not have the large ramparts associated with the middle Iron Age, such as at The Trundle to the east. Much of the bank and ditch is overgrown by scrub, and only the southern bank is easy to pick out nowadays. Both the inside and outside of the fort to the south are arable fields, and they are ploughed right up to the edge of the bank, so this side must be at risk from eventually disappearing under the plough or erosion. The climb up to the top is hard work, but the views are well worth it.
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Harting Beacon
Harting Beacon submitted by paulcall : Another view of the southern rampart, which is only 2 metres above the surrounding land at its maximum height. Follow the rampart round and it almost disappears into the field. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Harting Beacon
Harting Beacon submitted by paulcall : This is a view from the top of the hillfort looking west. There are three cross-dykes on Pen Hill across the valley. The jumble of earhworks in the front of the picture are all part of the hillfort ramparts. The tree isolated to left of the woodland on the horizon (top right) is growing on the tallest of the Devils Jumps tumuli, which are aligned on the hill where I am standing. (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Harting Beacon
Harting Beacon submitted by paulcall : A view from the west side looking up to top of the hillfort. The line of scrub at the top marks the ditch in front of the ramparts. A large cross-dyke running down the side of the hill can be seen clearly. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SU8018 : South Downs Way passing over Round Down by Chris Gunns
by Chris Gunns
©2008(licence)
SU8018 : Top of Beacon Hill by easthantsxc
by easthantsxc
©2014(licence)
SU8018 : Gate on Beacon Hill by Shazz
by Shazz
©2008(licence)
SU8018 : Spot the spot height in the mist by Shazz
by Shazz
©2008(licence)
SU8018 : Beacon Hill from Harting Downs by Christopher Hilton
by Christopher Hilton
©2012(licence)

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'River' coppiced hazel and ash sculpture currently on show by Andy B on Tuesday, 04 October 2011
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River: Harting Down OS map ref: SU797174

At Harting Down you can walk down RIVER, a 90m avenue of coppiced hazel and ash, flowing lines of shadow and light. Situated in a secluded valley off the South Downs Way, RIVER is inspired by the ancient deer hunt, prehistoric ritual structures, and the river that originally formed the valley after the last ice age.

Designed and built by Red Earth lead artists Caitlin Easterby and Simon Pascoe, working with a team of craftsmen from Brighton and the Harting area, with a lot of help from the Friends of Wolstonbury, SDJC volunteers, and Mind. The sculptures are made from local greenwood, coppiced on site, contemporary art works made using traditional methods.

http://www.redearth.co.uk/
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