What is recorded here
The south-western part of Cissbury hill is covered with Neolithic flint mines (over 270 pits) dating back to between 4300BC and 2300BC. The shafts were as deep as 12 metres with many galleries radiating from them.
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Places near here
Cissbury Ring hillfort, prehistoric flint mine and associated remainsScheduled monument · 341 yd
Shipdens HoltWood · 400 yd
Cissbury RingMountain / peak · 626 yd
Boundary Stone, Sheepcombe HangerMonument or public art · 709 yd
Vineyard HillMountain or hill · 1088 yd
ThreshersListed building · 1093 yd
The Wattle HouseListed building · 1148 yd
High Salvington WindmillHeritage attraction · 1.1 mi
Worthing CrematoriumNature reserve · 1.9 mi
Steep DownMountain / peak · 2.0 mi
Langmead MemorialMonument · 2.1 mi
South Downs WayWalking route · 2.5 mi