Ringwork at Clay Hill

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Earthworks onlybanks, ditches and platforms — read the ground, not walls

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A ringwork castle once stood here — today it survives as earthworks in East Sussex. The Albion Guide lists two ringwork castles in the county; this is one of them. The nearest other ringwork castle is Lewes Castle, 5.4 km to the south-west. The closest station is Cooksbridge, 4.9 km to the west.

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