Harting Beacon: a hilltop enclosure, Anglo-Saxon burial mound and telegraph station on Beacon and Pen Hills
Harting Beacon: a hilltop enclosure, Anglo-Saxon burial mound and telegraph station on Beacon and Pen Hills, Archaeological site on Beacon Hill, West Sussex, England
The hilltop enclosure spans 400 meters east to west and 500 meters north to south, covering an area of 10 hectares with defensive ramparts.
Archaeological excavations from 1948 to 1952 uncovered evidence of Late Bronze Age fortifications and structures resembling granaries within the enclosure.
The Anglo-Saxon burial mound within the fortress demonstrates the evolution of burial practices and settlement patterns in early medieval England.
The site features visible earthworks, foundations of an 18th-century telegraph station, and remains accessible through multiple walking paths from surrounding areas.
Three Royal Air Force crew members lost their lives when their Handley Page Heyford aircraft crashed at this location in February 1936.
Location: Elsted and Treyford
Location: Harting
GPS coordinates: 50.95820,-0.85230
Latest update: March 3, 2025 02:26
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