1969/06/01 by Jacqueline Simpson · 1 citation
Arts and Humanities · #Historical Architecture and Urbanism #Scottish History and National Identity #Landscape and Cultural Studies
paper · doi:10.1080/0015587x.1969.9716625
openalex publication_date 1969/06/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/03/03
CHANCTONBURY RING is a well-known Sussex beauty-spot and landmark near the village of Washington, about six miles north of Worthing. It is a large isolated clump of trees crowning one of the highest points of the Sussex Downs, visible for many miles around. Properly speaking, however, the term 'Ring' is older than these trees, and refers to a small oval Iron Age hill fort, enclosing about three and a half acres, whose bank and ditch can still be traced, though the trees have overgrown the northern side of it.