Ashdown Forest

Ashdown Forest contains over 570 archaeological sites preserved by heathland conditions and minimal ploughing. The earliest evidence is a stone hand axe found near Gills Lap, dated to approximately 50,000 years ago. The site features Bronze Age round barrows, Iron Age enclosures, prehistoric field systems, and Roman iron workings. Medieval and post-medieval pillow mounds for rabbit breeding survive across the forest. Notably, military kitchen mounds between Camp Hill and Nutley from 1793 are among only a handful surviving in the United Kingdom [1][2].