Cissbury Ring, Sussex
Cissbury Ring is an
Iron Age hill fort dating back to 300BC. The fort, still clearly visible today, lies atop a chalk hill on the
South Downs . Located three miles north of
Worthing in West Sussex, England, the site is owned by the National Trust. It is the largest hill fort in Sussex and the second largest in England and covers around 60 acres, only
Maiden Castle is larger. Although abandoned at least as long ago as 50 AD it has served military purpose since. It was the site of an
Armada beacon during the
Tudor wars with Spain and large artillery gun was sited there during
WWII .
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Other Sussex Naturals
The Weald
River Mole
Romney Marsh
South Downs
River Medway
Beachy Head
Camber Sands
Sussex Downs
Ashdown Forest
Seven Sisters
River Arun
Devil’s Dyke
Birling Gap
Harting Down
Ditchling Down
Black Down
River Adur
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