There are 912 scheduled monuments in the county of West Sussex, England.[1] These protected sites date in some cases from the Neolithic period, and include medieval moated sites, ruined abbeys, castles, and Iron Age hillforts.[2] In the United Kingdom, the scheduling of monuments was first initiated to ensure the preservation of "nationally important" archaeological sites and historic buildings. Protection is given to scheduled monuments under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979.[3]
Notable scheduled monuments in West Sussex
editThis is a partial list of scheduled monuments in West Sussex.
| Image | Name | Location | Date | Notes |
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Chanctonbury Ring | 50°53′52″N 0°22′54″W / 50.89786°N 0.38167°W | Early Iron Age | Prehistoric hill fort on Chanctonbury Hill.[4] |
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Chichester Guildhall | 50°50′21″N 0°46′36″W / 50.839213°N 0.776607°W | 1270–1280 | The structure was originally built as a chancel by the Grey Friars of Chichester. William Blake was tried and found innocent of sedition in the guildhall in 1804.[5] |
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Cissbury Ring | 50°51′37″N 0°23′00″W / 50.86021°N 0.38335°W | Middle Iron Age | The largest hillfort in Sussex and the second largest in England.[6] |
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Devil's Humps, Stoughton | 50°53′35″N 0°50′11″W / 50.89306°N 0.83639°W | Bronze Age | Four Bronze Age barrows on the South Downs. Also known as the Kings' Graves, due to a legend that Viking Kings are buried here.[7] |
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Knepp Castle | 50°58′33″N 0°20′41″W / 50.97578°N 0.34482°W | 12th century | Originally a fortified retreat, today only a single tower remains. its primary use originally was as a hunting lodge.[8] |
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Racton Monument | 50°52′46″N 0°53′51″W / 50.879454°N 0.897617°W | 1766–1775 | A folly, also known locally as the Racton Ruin. Some consider the site to be haunted.[9] |
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The Trundle | 50°53′33″N 00°45′14″W / 50.89250°N 0.75389°W | Iron Age | The monument includes a Neolithic causewayed enclosure, a large Iron Age hillfort, a 14th-century chapel, a post-medieval post mill destroyed by lightning in 1773 and the remains of a military encampment during World War II.[10] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Scheduled monuments in West Sussex". Historic England. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "Scheduled Ancient Monuments in the Historic County of Dorset". Ancient Monuments UK. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "Scheduled Monuments". Historic England. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "Chanctonbury Ring hillfort and Romano-Celtic temples". Historic England. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ a b "History of the Guildhall". The Novium Museum. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ "Cissbury Ring hillfort, prehistoric flint mine and associated remains". Historic England. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ "The Devil's Humps and the Devil's Jumps". The Sussex Exclusive. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ "Knepp Castle Ruin". Knepp. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ "Racton Monument – A Ghostly Folly?". West Sussex Info. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ "The Trundle hillfort, causewayed enclosure and associated remains at St Roche's Hill". Historic England. Retrieved 24 February 2024.