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On the road again - 11 - The South Downs, part 8 - Cissbury Ring

As the weather improved, I decided to make a move. I walked into town to stock up on groceries, first. I then left town via the bridge and joining the main A27 East-West road, continuing East. Soon, I split off onto the A road to Findon. A roundabout is at the end of the road where it meets the main A24 London-Worthing road.


Straight over the roundabout, we headed down into the town. We continued over the crossroads and kept left. The lane entered an avenue, then bends right. Just at that point, I took the road leading away onto open ground. I kept going until I reached a gate. To the left is a parking area. I positioned myself there.



Across from that spot is Cissbury Ring, the largest hillfort on the South Downs. The hillfort covers about 60 acres and has one of the oldest Neolithic flint mines. There are around 200 hundred shafts dropping to about 40’. It is a steep walk up to the hillfort, but we’ll worth it. The views are incredible. One can see along the south coast from Beachy Head to the East to the Isle of Wight to the West.

















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