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Windover Hill Flint Mines
Date Added: 28th Sep 2012
Site Type: Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry
Country: England (East Sussex)
Visited: Yes on 16th Sep 2012. My rating: Condition 3 Access 2
Windover Hill Flint Mines submitted by jonm on 28th Sep 2012. Several bowl shapes in area thought to be flint mines. A curious feature of each bowl is a slightly raised platform in front of most of the bowls. This platform in this picture located adjacent to the bowl at 50.80953N, 0.19037E
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Log Text: These structures are thought to be flint mines. Curiously, the miners opted to dig large bowl shapes into the rock rather than opt for seam trenches: Given that the first layers of chalk are typically weathered, this choice of mining technique would have resulted in a yield of approximately 10% of that which could have been obtained, for the same effort, by shallow seam trenching.
Curiously, flints have clearly been left in situ in the surrounding man made structures (rabbit digs produce a large quantity of flint in those bowl tumuli affected). Flint is available locally in vast quantities at the local beaches, and particularly below the cliffs.
Windover Hill
Date Added: 27th Sep 2012
Site Type: Long Barrow
Country: England (East Sussex)
Visited: Yes on 16th Sep 2012. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Windover Hill submitted by jonm on 24th Sep 2012. Main Tumulus at top of Windover Hill (Picture 2): Location approx 50.8084, 0.1873
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Log Text: Notes on "Long barrow": situated to the west of the tumuli above the Long man of Wilmington, this feature appears to be orientated to approximately 50 degrees east of north
Long Man of Wilmington
Date Added: 26th Sep 2012
Site Type: Hill Figure or Geoglyph
Country: England (East Sussex)
Visited: Yes on 16th Sep 2012. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Long Man of Wilmington submitted by wiztwas on 31st Aug 2004.
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Log Text: None
Warren Tumuli and Cross Dyke
Date Added: 26th Sep 2012
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: England (East Sussex)
Visited: Yes on 24th Sep 2012. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 4
Warren Tumuli and Cross Dyke submitted by jonm on 26th Sep 2012. OS Mound located at 50.76150,0.25114. Not recorded by Ordinance Survey as being a tumulus.
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Log Text: The two main tumuli shown on OS are inaccessible. Although difficult to see from photo, the outline of the mounds appears to exist when seen from roadway.
Hill Barn Tumuli
Date Added: 23rd Sep 2012
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: England (East Sussex)
Visited: Yes on 20th Sep 2012. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 2
Hill Barn Tumuli submitted by jonm on 23rd Sep 2012. Hill Barn North East: Tumuli To East: Tumulus B & C @ approx 50.80500, 0.205. Small tumuli up to about half a metre
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Log Text: Large barrow becoming ruined: May have been dug out:
Two small barrows in reasonable condition: Appears to be public land
No sign of barrow recorded as being to the east of Hill Barn
Bourne Hill Tumulus
Date Added: 23rd Sep 2012
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (East Sussex)
Visited: Yes on 21st Sep 2012. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Willingdon Hill Tumuli submitted by Creative Commons on 27th Aug 2012. Tree clump by Tumuli on Willingdon Hill
Copyright Dave Spicer and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence.
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Log Text: Bourne Hill has clear sea views of about 180 degrees east-west. It is a local high point from which many of the surrounding tumuli can be seen. About 12 metres diameter and about 1.5 metres high at its highest, its top is higher than the local OS marker.
Babylon Down Tumuli
Date Added: 23rd Sep 2012
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: England (East Sussex)
Visited: Yes on 20th Sep 2012. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
Babylon Down Tumuli submitted by jonm on 23rd Sep 2012. Babylon South: Along top path of the Wealdway and located at 50.79095, 0.24038
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Log Text: There are two of tumuli in this area: One north, one south. Both are at about the same height above sea level. Each has a view of the other.
Babylon South is a small tumulus approx 1 metre high with clear sea views over Eastboune and towards Hastings. It is a highpoint having high views looking immediately south.
Babylon North is in the high point of a wooded area. Now less than 0.5 metres high, it is highly damaged: A footpath runs through the centre of it. Were in not for the woods, it would also have clear sea views. It is also a highpoint overlooking the immediate north.