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Court Hill is a Neolithic causewayed enclosure located in Sussex, England. The site dates to the early Neolithic period and represents one of the characteristic monumental forms of this era in southern Britain, characterised by interrupted ditch systems rather than continuous fortifications. The enclosure comprises multiple concentric or segmented ditches separated by causeways, a design thought to have served communal and ceremonial functions rather than primarily defensive purposes. The monument and its associated remains constitute an important archaeological record of early farming settlement and ritual practice in Neolithic Sussex.
Neolithic causewayed enclosure and associated remains on Court Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018037. View the official record →
Court Hill is a Neolithic causewayed enclosure located in Sussex, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018037.
Neolithic causewayed enclosure and associated remains on Court 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 1018037.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Chichester Dyke, earthwork E of Chichester Barracks extending 600yds (550m) (8 km), Chichester Dyke, Broyle earthwork, section at Brandy Hole, extending E 230yds (210m) from railway, New Fishbourne (8.3 km), Chichester Dyke, Broyle earthwork, section extending 430yds (393m) through East Broyle Copse, to railway, and earthwork extending 400yds (365m) from Brandy Hole Lane, New Fishbourne (8.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Neolithic causewayed enclosure and associated remains on Court Hill'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.
Neolithic causewayed enclosure and associated remains on Court Hill stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.