County Top: East Sussex (CoU) Sussex, East (CoH) East Sussex (CoA)
With a elevation of 248m Ditchling Beacon is the highest point located in East Sussex, England.
It's a large chalk hill with a steep northern face which is covered in open grassland as well as sheep-grazing areas. Ditchling Beacon is also the third highest point located on the South Downs with Butser Hill and Crown Tegleaze being the 2nd and 1st highest points.
County: East Sussex
Country: E
Classification: Ma,2,CoH,CoU,CoA
Meters/Feet: 248/814
Feature: no feature: ground 4m N of trig point
Observations: ground is 0.3m higher than trig point; ground in field to S is 0.4m lower
Survey: Abney level
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Source: The Database of British and Irish Hills v17 (http://www.hills-database.co.uk)
Copyright: Creative Commons License
Notes: The inclusion of a summit on our site may not always mean the hill is accessible. Some summits may be on private land with no public right of way or open access. Landowner permission must be sought before accessing a hill on private land. Access rights in Scotland are separate from the rest of the UK.
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