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Ditchling Beacon rises to approximately 267 metres and is the highest point in the South Downs. It is a prominent chalk hill with historical significance, once used as a site for a Iron Age hill fort and later as a beacon for spotting French invasion fleets.
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Ditchling Beacon is shown as a mountain / peak on the public map of Lewes. The saved point is the map point or the centre of its mapped shape.
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