West Sussex Prehistoric Sites

Bevis's Thumb is a Neolithic long barrow named after a legendary local giant named Bevis, Beavis, Baverse, or sometimes Bevis of Hampton. The 'Hampton' is thought to refer to Southampton, though Bevis is more often linked with Arundel, which is said to be named after his horse Hirondelle.
Compton, West Sussex, England

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Chanctonbury Ring is an Iron Age hillfort that was later used as a Roman religious site. The Ring 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.
Findon, West Sussex, England

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Cissbury Ring is a very large Iron Age hillfort set on a chalk promontory of the South Downs. The hillfort was built around 300 BCE as a series of earthwork banks and ditches surrounding a level area of about 65 acres in size. It is the second-largest hillfort in England, second only in size to Maiden Castle in Dorset.
Findon, West Sussex, England

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Devil's Humps Barrows is a series of bell and bowl barrows also known as The King's Graves, set atop Bow Hill, in Kingley Vale, near Chichester. The site has also been classed as a barrow cemetery. It takes a good climb to reach the barrows from the car parking area at West Stoke.
Chichester, West Sussex, England

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