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Camp near Belle Tout lighthouse, Birling Gap is a Neolithic or Bronze Age enclosed settlement situated on the East Sussex coast near Eastbourne. The monument comprises an irregular enclosure defined by bank and ditch earthworks, positioned on the cliff-top landscape in proximity to Belle Tout lighthouse. The site represents evidence of prehistoric occupation and land use in this coastal region, though the precise dating and functional purpose of the enclosure remain subjects of archaeological investigation. Its survival on the eroding Sussex coastline makes it an increasingly significant record of prehistoric settlement patterns in southern England.
Camp near Belle Tout lighthouse, Birling Gap is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002288. View the official record →
Camp near Belle Tout lighthouse, Birling Gap is a Neolithic or Bronze Age enclosed settlement situated on the East Sussex coast near Eastbourne. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002288.
Camp near Belle Tout lighthouse, Birling Gap is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1002288.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 500m SSE of Cornish Farm (0.6 km), Bowl barrow 500m north-east of Cornish Farm (1.2 km), Pair of bowl barrows on Baily's Hill (1.8 km).
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