What is recorded here
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.
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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Places near here
Boundary stone at Ditchling BeaconMonument or public art · 85 yd
Part of Western Brow round barrow cemetery and an Anglo-Saxon barrow field 690m south of Westmeston FarmScheduled monument · 822 yd
The Parish Church of St MartinListed building · 1006 yd
The Old RectoryListed building · 1116 yd
Jointer CopseWood · 1558 yd
Molehilly ShawWood · 1697 yd
Keymer PostVisitor information · 1.0 mi
Clayton HoltHeritage attraction · 1.1 mi
Bow HillMountain / peak · 1.2 mi
Ditchling Museum of Art + CraftHeritage attraction · 1.4 mi
Holt HillMountain / peak · 2.2 mi
footpathVisitor information · 3.5 miOther information
Photo: Mike Quinn · CC BY-SA 2.0