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Iron Age cliff castle and site of St George's churchyard on East Hill

England
List entry 1011086
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1011086
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
10.92 hectares
Grid reference
TQ 83297 09930
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

St George's churchyard on East Hill is an Iron Age cliff castle located near Hastings in Sussex, England. The site occupies a defensible promontory position overlooking the coast and demonstrates the strategic settlement patterns characteristic of Iron Age communities in southern Britain. The fortification comprises banks and ditches that define the enclosed settlement area, typical of the cliff castle typology found along the Sussex coast. The site has yielded archaeological evidence of Iron Age occupation, contributing to our understanding of coastal settlement and defence during the pre-Roman period in this region.

Iron Age cliff castle and site of St George's churchyard on East Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011086. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Iron Age cliff castle and site of St George's churchyard on East Hill?

St George's churchyard on East Hill is an Iron Age cliff castle located near Hastings in Sussex, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011086.

Who is responsible for protecting Iron Age cliff castle and site of St George's churchyard on East Hill?

Iron Age cliff castle and site of St George's churchyard on East 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 1011086.

What other scheduled monuments are near Iron Age cliff castle and site of St George's churchyard on East Hill?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hastings Town Wall (0.8 km), Hastings Castle, the Collegiate Church of St Mary and the Ladies' Parlour (1.1 km), Old St Helen's Church, Ore (2.5 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
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Historical Maps
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Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Hastings Town Wall
0.8 km
Hastings Castle, the Collegiate Church of St Mary and the Ladies' Parlour
1.1 km
Old St Helen's Church, Ore
2.5 km
Manor house (remains of), Ore Place
2.6 km
Late medieval kiln site E of Park Wood
3.7 km
Romano-British iron working site in Beauport Park
6.5 km
Royal Military Canal, Cliff End to Coastguard Cottages
7 km
Moat at Old Place
8.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Iron Age cliff castle and site of St George's churchyard on East Hill

Iron Age cliff castle and site of St George's churchyard on East Hill stands on Wealden Group, bedrock that formed in the Barremian. The rock here is sandstone and siltstone, interbedded.

The wider landscape

Around Iron Age cliff castle and site of St George's churchyard on East Hill

Battle of Hastings 1066Battle (1066) · ~6.3 miles
Domesday entry for Hastings, Berkshire →
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