Beacon Hill, West Sussex

Beacon Hill, West Sussex
Margaret Anne Clarke · CC BY-SA 4.0

Beacon Hill, also known as Harting Beacon, is a hillfort on the South Downs in West Sussex, England [1]. Located in the parish of Elsted and Treyford within Chichester District, the hilltop enclosure dates to the Late Bronze Age, from the 8th to the 6th centuries BC [1]. The hillfort defences were renewed during the Late Iron Age [1]. The site is a Scheduled Ancient Monument [1].

TypeFortress/citadel
Period1500 - 500 BC
CountryEngland
Coordinates50.9591° N, 0.8519° W

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