<< Our Photo Pages >> Long Man of Wilmington - Hill Figure or Geoglyph in England in East Sussex
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Date UncertainSite Name: Long Man of WilmingtonCountry: England County: East Sussex Type: Hill Figure or Geoglyph
Nearest Town: Eastbourne
Map Ref: TQ543035 Landranger Map Number: 199
Latitude: 50.810507N Longitude: 0.188725E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Catrinm visited on 22nd Mar 2019 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4
Harmudge visited on 1st Jan 2016 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 4 Access: 3
XIII saw from a distance on 11th Aug 2015 - their rating: Amb: 4 Access: 3
jonm visited on 16th Sep 2012 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4
custer visited on 5th Apr 2012 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Good walk around the top of the hill car park and toilets available at priory. Figure marked out with concrete blocks, fantastic views. lots of additional earthworks around the site at bottom of hill and on top.
Klingon saw from a distance on 19th Jul 2011 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 3
graemefield saw from a distance on 27th Jun 2011 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4
bat400 visited on 1st Sep 1987 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 5
NickyD visited - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 4 Access: 3
hidebasket visited - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4
myf have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4.11 Ambience: 4.2 Access: 3.67
The figure is outlined in white on the hillside, with no recognizable facial or anatomical features.
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