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Chanctonbury Ring

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An Iron Age hillfort that was later used as a Roman religious site. Chanctonbury sits atop a hill in the chalk downland of West Sussex. The earliest known use of the site occurred in the Bronze Age, about 1500 BCE, with the burial of a young woman, who was interred with a bronze dagger beside her.

About 1000 years after the Bronze Age burial a small Iron Age hillfort was created at Chanctonbury. The fort was in use until about 50 AD, perhaps abandoned due to the Roman invasion. In about 300 AD the Romans built a temple within the earthworks of the hillfort, and evidence suggests that farming also took place here around the same time. During the reign of Elizabeth I a beacon was erected on the crest of Chanctonbury to warn of the approach of the Spanish Armada. Later, the Goring family erected a ring of trees within the earthworks. These were blown down in 1987, but replanted by descendants of the Gorings. The trees act as an easily recognisable landmark for miles around.

About 2 miles away from Chanctonbury Ring is Cissbury Ring, the second-largest Iron Age hillfort in England. A footpath leads from the Cissbury parking area to Chanctonbury.

Chanctonbury Ring draws most of the visitors to this area, in part because it is more easily accessed off main roads, but it is well worth a short diversion to take in Chanctonbury Ring as well as its more famous neighbour.
Findon, West Sussex, England

About Chanctonbury Ring
Attraction Type: Prehistoric
Location: Parking area on Chanctonbury Ring Road, turning right off the A283. Also reachable by footpath from the Cissbury Ring parking area.
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Nearest Attractions Cissbury Ring - 2.4 miles (Prehistoric) Steyning Museum - 2.4 miles (Museum) Bramber Castle - 3.1 miles (Castle) St Mary's House - 3.2 miles (Historic Property) St Mary's House and Gardens - 3.2 miles (Historic House) Storrington and District Museum - 3.6 miles (Museum) Parham - 5.1 miles (Historic House) Henfield Museum - 5.3 miles (Museum)

Nearest Towns and Villages Washington - 1.2 miles away Findon - 2.2 miles away Steyning - 2.4 miles away Bramber - 3.1 miles away Upper Beeding - 3.7 miles away Storrington - 3.7 miles away Coombes - 4 miles away West Chiltington - 5 miles away

Nearest Accommodation to Chanctonbury Ring

Nearest Self Catering Cottages

Blossoms Cottage - 7.2 miles from Chanctonbury Ring Albourne, West Sussex Sleeps: 4 Stay from: £290

Tarante and Calceto booked together - 8 miles from Chanctonbury Ring Arundel, West Sussex Sleeps: 6 Stay from: £750

Tarante - 8 miles from Chanctonbury Ring Arundel, West Sussex Sleeps: 4 Stay from: £380

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Nearest Hotels

John Henry's Inn - 2.3 miles from Chanctonbury Ring Findon, West Sussex Stay from: £68.00

The Findon Manor - 2.3 miles from Chanctonbury Ring Worthing, West Sussex Stay from: £100.00

Mill House Hotel & Restaurant - 2.4 miles from Chanctonbury Ring Ashington, East Sussex Stay from: £59.00

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Nearest Bed and Breakfasts

No1 The Laurels B&B - 5.4 miles from Chanctonbury Ring Henfield, East Sussex From: £25.00

The Moorings - 5.8 miles from Chanctonbury Ring Worthing, West Sussex From: £100.00

Highdown Hotel - 5.8 miles from Chanctonbury Ring Clapham, West Sussex From: £60.00

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