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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 →
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.
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.
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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