Iron Age hillfort - Cissbury Ring video trail

The Iron Age hill fort constructed around 400BC dominates the surrounding landscape including the coastal plain to the south and the downland and Weald to the north. Cissbury Rings ramparts would have been visible from the sea as gleaming white banks thanks to the freshly excavated ditches into the chalk downs and the chalk material thrown up to create the banks topped with a wooden palisade (fence). Cissbury Ring is a univallate fort, meaning it is enclosed with a single rampart accompanied by a ditch. The ramparts enclose around 26 hectares and originally had only two entrances, one at the eastern corner and the other at the southern end shown by the gaps and slightly in turned banks. It is important to consider Cissbury Ring as one of a network of such very visible defended enclosures stretching in a chain along the high ridge of the South Downs. Why not visit the site yourself to scale the ramparts, hunt for long lost clues, embrace the views, leave nothing but footprints and enjoy this very special site.