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<< Other Photo Pages >> Ditchling Sarsens - Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature in England in East Sussex

Submitted by coldrum on Wednesday, 23 July 2008  Page Views: 5309

Natural PlacesSite Name: Ditchling Sarsens Alternative Name: Altar Stone
Country: England County: East Sussex Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
 Nearest Village: Ditchling
Map Ref: TQ3253215213
Latitude: 50.921164N  Longitude: 0.115813W
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.
4 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.
5 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
4

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Just below the northern edge of the South Downs lies the quaint little village of Ditchling. The village is built on a sandstone spur which rises to the North. The parish church of St. Margaret is built on a high mound of this sandstone and some people have suggested, as with many other Sussex churches, that it is an old Pagan site. The picture shown below-left is of a block of sarsen stone built into the southern churchyard wall, nicknamed the "Altar Stone" after some people suggested that it had been rolled off the top of the hill where the church stands. An inscribed brick in the wall is dated 1648, though parts of the church are pre-conquest.

Many blocks of sarsen stone can be found in the village around the church. Several line the edge of the village green around the war memorial and the pond is lined with more, which have been placed in the water around the edge. Ditchling is also home to the only stone circle in Sussex, which is modern. See nearby sites list.

Source: http://www.sussexarch.org.uk/saaf/stones.html#sites13
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TQ3215 : St. Margaret, Ditchling: stained glass window (7) by Basher Eyre
by Basher Eyre
©2011(licence)
TQ3215 : St. Margaret, Ditchling: church porch by Basher Eyre
by Basher Eyre
©2011(licence)
TQ3215 : St. Margaret, Ditchling: detail on the rood screen by Basher Eyre
by Basher Eyre
©2011(licence)
TQ3215 : Ditchling: The church of St. Margaret of Antioch: The stone Ten Commandments tablet by Michael Garlick
by Michael Garlick
©2016(licence)
TQ3215 : The White Horse as seen from Ditchling Churchyard by Basher Eyre
by Basher Eyre
©2011(licence)

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 7.4km S 184° Hollingbury* Hillfort (TQ322078)
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