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Chanctonbury Ring, Sussex

Chanctonbury Ring is a prehistoric hillfort on Chanctonbury Hill, Sussex. It consists of a roughly circular low earthen rampart surrounded by a ditch and is thought to date to the late Bronze Age or early Iron Age. The site was reused during the Roman period as a temple precinct. It is within the council area of Horsham (West Sussex).
Historic England Scheduled Monument 1015114.

Primary Name(s): Chanctonbury Ring
Place Type: Hillfort
Historic County: Sussex
Lat, Long: 50.896819,-0.3813413
Grid Reference: TQ 1392 1206
Civil Parish: Washington CP
Council Area: Horsham CA (West Sussex CA)
Police Area: Sussex PA
GBPN ID:  GBPN240062

 GBPN URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Chanctonbury_Ring,_Sussex_240062
 Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5070867