<< Our Photo Pages >> Ditchling Beacon Fort - Hillfort in England in East Sussex
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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Ditchling Beacon FortCountry: England County: East Sussex Type: Hillfort
Nearest Village: Westmeston
Map Ref: TQ33151300
Latitude: 50.901132N Longitude: 0.107832W
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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"A slight univallate hillfort dating to the Iron Age, and a later beacon and dewpond situated on a ridge of the Sussex Downs." - Pastscape monument no. 403045.
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540m SSW 195° Ditchling Beacon Tumulus* Round Barrow(s) (TQ3302512474)
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1.2km E 96° Western Brow Tumuli* Round Barrow(s) (TQ343129)
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1.8km WSW 241° Standean* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (TQ316121)
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2.4km S 173° Stanmer Stones Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (TQ335106)
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3.0km SSW 194° Rocky Clump* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (TQ325101)
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4.8km W 280° Wolstonbury* Ancient Village or Settlement (TQ28401368)
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7.4km WSW 257° Devil's Dyke (West Sussex)* Hillfort (TQ2597311088)
7.8km SE 129° The Gurdy Stone* Modern Stone Circle etc (TQ3929008228)
8.2km S 182° Whitehawk* Causewayed Enclosure (TQ33030477)
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