![]() Imagine the excitement of George Tupper who in 1811 uncovered the summer dining room water basin after striking it with his plough to reveal the remains of a Roman Villa? ![]() ► Plan your visit /activity/kingley-vale-trail Numerous myths surround them – the best being they were a final resting place for Viking leaders defeated by the men of Chichester! These mounds, also known as The Devil’s Humps (or the Kings’ Graves) are some of the most impressive round barrows surviving on the South Downs. Make it to the top of Bow Hill at Kingley Vale, near Chichester, and prepare to be awestruck! The sight of the four Bronze Age barrows running along the plateau is truly impressive. The earthworks that form the fortifications are believed to have been built around 250 BC but abandoned in the period 50 BC to 50 AD.įast forward almost two millennia and Cissbury Ring was used as a camp for army infantry in preparation for the Normandy landings. So, as we mark the annual Festival of Archaeology (13 to 28 July), here are five must-see wonders of the South Downs that will leave you intrigued, informed and inspired!Īmazing views and history combined! This Site of Special Scientific Interest, just north of Worthing, is the largest hill fort in Sussex, the second largest in England and one of the largest in Europe overall, covering some 24 hectares. ![]() Such is the diversity of heritage in the South Downs that it has no less than 616 scheduled monuments (and that’s not even counting the undesignated sites!) Stone Age tribes, Iron Age people, Romans, Saxons, Normans, Victorians – they’ve all played their part in shaping the landscape and traces of their impact can be seen today with the rich tapestry of archaeological gems dotted across the National Park. Did you know the South Downs has been lived on and worked by generations of people for over 5,000 years?
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