South-Downs-Nationalpark

Sehenswürdigkeiten im Nationalpark South Downs

South Downs Highlights

This collection highlights the diverse landscapes of the South Downs National Park, from the iconic white chalk cliffs of the Seven Sisters to the ancient Iron Age hill forts of St Catherine’s Hill and St Roche’s Hill. The list includes the Temple of the Winds on Blackdown, the park's highest point, and the historic remains of an 18th-century observatory. These sites offer expansive viewpoints across the Weald and the English Channel, showcasing archaeological significance spanning from the Neolithic period to the 18th century.

South Downs Highlights — Karte

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Seven Sisters

The Seven Sisters are a series of chalk sea cliffs on the English Channel coast, and are a stretch of the sea-eroded section of the South…

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St Catherine's Hill

A 220-acre nature reserve featuring an Iron Age hill fort, the buried remains of a 12th-century chapel, and a rare turf mizmaze.

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Temple of the Winds

Located on Blackdown, the highest point in the South Downs, this site features a curved stone seat built in 1910 with panoramic views across the Low Weald.

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St. Roche's Hill

Also known as The Trundle, this site contains a Neolithic causewayed enclosure and an Iron Age hill fort overlooking Goodwood Racecourse.

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Observatory ruin

The flint remains of an 18th-century observatory built by Thomas Read Kemp, situated on the hills overlooking Brighton.

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Dunction Hill

A prominent chalk downland summit featuring Neolithic flint mines and views of the Sussex Weald and the Rother Valley.