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Cissbury Ring, Day Walk 27th April 2016

Jeff's walk started in the shadow of  the Cissbury Ring and then headed for the Chanctonbury Ring. A splendid walk with fantastic views of the Isle of Wight to the west and Brighton to the east.

Not the warmest day with hail as we left the Ring, but far better than the forecast. Lunch in Washington. Thanks to Marian and Jane for additional photos.

 

Chanctonbury Ring originally housed an Iron Age fort, later a couple of Roman temples. Planted with beech trees in 1760, many blew down in the 1987 gale. 

Legend says the hill was created at the same time as Cissbury Ring with clods of earth thrown by the Devil as he tried unsuccessfully to flood the Weald. Nowadays it's a favourite site for UFO observers, anyone looking for a good haunted spot or anyone wishing to increase their fertility by spending a night there.

Plenty of cowslips and violets

Now, where's the map?

Over the hill?

Flowering gorse

Lime kilns near Washington

No, I think it's that way

English Channel

North towards Dorking

Two sweet!

Chantonbury ring wind damage

Well, in my opinion....

Lunch

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