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The Caburn is a prehistoric hillfort located near Lewes in East Sussex, situated on a prominent chalk downland spur that commands extensive views across the Weald. The monument comprises an Iron Age hillfort with defensive ditches and banks, alongside earlier Bronze Age funerary remains in the form of a bowl barrow. Excavations have revealed occupation evidence spanning from the Neolithic period through to the Iron Age, indicating long-term use of this strategically positioned site. The hillfort itself dates primarily to the Iron Age and would have functioned as a defended settlement and potential territorial stronghold within the South Saxon downland landscape.
Hillfort, bowl barrow and associated remains on The Caburn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014527. View the official record →
The Caburn is a prehistoric hillfort located near Lewes in East Sussex, situated on a prominent chalk downland spur that commands extensive views across the Weald. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014527.
Hillfort, bowl barrow and associated remains on The Caburn 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 1014527.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Multiple ring-ditch at Mount Pleasant, Denton (6.5 km), Five Lord's Burghs round barrow (6.8 km), Cross dyke on Telscombe Tye (7.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Hillfort, bowl barrow and associated remains on The Caburn's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Hillfort, bowl barrow and associated remains on The Caburn stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.