Combe Hill, East Sussex

Combe Hill, East Sussex
Mike Christie · CC BY-SA 4.0

Combe Hill is a Neolithic causewayed enclosure on the South Downs near Eastbourne, East Sussex, dating to c. 3700–3500 BC [1]. It features an inner circuit of ditches and banks, incomplete where a steep slope interrupts it on the north side, plus remains of an outer circuit [1]. Causewayed enclosures are defined by discontinuous ditches creating gaps or causeways; their function remains unknown, though they may have served as settlements, gathering sites, or ritual locations [1].

TypeEarthwork
Period4500 - 3000 BC
CountryEngland
Coordinates50.7982° N, 0.2333° E

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