Cissbury Ring

Several Bronze Age barrows have been found just outside Cissbury Ring. In the Romano-British period, farmers settled within the ramparts of the hill fort. During World War II, Cissbury Ring was used as a camp for the 2nd Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders in preparation for the Normandy landings in 1944. At this time much of the fort within the ramparts was ploughed to provide food. While on manoeuvres, tanks destroyed the dew pond at the north side of the fort. A gap was made in the ramparts to accommodate a 100 lb gun which was used to fire at ships in the English Channel Silver pennies from the reign of Æthelred the Unready (978-1016) can be found at the British Museum.

The ditches and banks are the remains of a defensive wall that enclosed 65 acre of land; the inner band of the wall is over a mile around. The ditches are said to be as deep as three metres. The banks were filled with loosened chalk and covered with timber palisade. The 600 foot (184 m) hill is open to the public. From the top, one is able to see to the west Selsey, Chichester Cathedral, the Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth, and the Isle of Wight. To the east, one is able to see Brighton, the Seven Sisters and Beachy Head. Cissbury Ring is the highest point in the borough of Worthing.