Whitehawk Hill
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Whitehawk Hill by Simon Carey as part of the Geograph project.
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Whitehawk Hill
Image: © Simon Carey Taken: 29 Aug 2011
The earthworks in the foreground are remains of a former neolithic camp which once possessed a number concentric ditches linked by causeways. The camp was split by a road in the 1930s and parts levelled out to accommodate Brighton racecourse. Beyond is the main transmitter mast for the Brighton and visible over large areas of the current city.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.825936
Longitude
-0.11272