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Saxonbury Hill is a prehistoric hillfort located in East Sussex, England, occupying a commanding position on the High Weald. The fort comprises a substantial univallate or multivallate earthwork with ditches and banks that enclose an interior plateau, characteristic of Iron Age hillforts dating from the first millennium BCE. The site also features a nineteenth-century folly constructed within or adjacent to the ancient monument, reflecting the period's antiquarian interest in local archaeology and landscape aesthetics. The hillfort's strategic elevation and defensive works represent an important example of Iron Age settlement and territorial control in the Sussex Weald region.
Hillfort and 19th century folly on Saxonbury Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014525. View the official record →
Saxonbury Hill is a prehistoric hillfort located in East Sussex, England, occupying a commanding position on the High Weald. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014525.
Hillfort and 19th century folly on Saxonbury Hill 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 1014525.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Riverhall blast furnace (2.4 km), Medieval moated site and post-Medieval ice-house, Moat Farm (4.5 km), Mayfield iron furnace (5 km).
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