Mount Caburn
Mount Caburn is a 150-metre prominent landmark in East Sussex, England, about one mile east of Lewes overlooking the village of Glynde. It is the highest part of an outlier of the South Downs, separated from the main range by Glynde Reach, a tributary of the River Ouse.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: hillfort in East Sussex, England, UK
- Also known as: “Hillfort, bowl barrow and associated remains on The Caburn”, “Mount Caburn Camp”, “Mount Caburn Hill Fort”, and “The Caburn”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Glynde railway station and The Parish Church of St Andrew.
Glynde railway station
Railway station
Photo: Mitchelltd, Public domain.
Glynde railway station serves Glynde in East Sussex. It is 53 miles 11 chains from London Bridge, on the East Coastway Line and train services are provided by Southern. Glynde railway station is situated 1 mile east of Mount Caburn.
The Parish Church of St Andrew
Church
Photo: tristan forward, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Parish Church of St Andrew is situated 3,400 feet south of Mount Caburn.
St Mary’s Church, Glynde
Church
Photo: Mitchelltd, Public domain.
The Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Grade II* listed Anglican church in the village of Glynde in East Sussex. It was built in the 1760s by Richard Trevor, bishop of Durham, whose family seat was the adjacent Glynde Place. St Mary’s Church, Glynde is situated 4,100 feet east of Mount Caburn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Broyle Side and Kingston near Lewes.
Broyle Side
Village
Ringmer is a village and civil parish in the Lewes District of East Sussex, England. The village is 3 miles east of Lewes. Other small settlements in the parish include Upper Wellingham, Ashton Green, Broyle Side, Norlington, Little Norlington and Shortgate. Broyle Side is situated 3 miles north of Mount Caburn.
Kingston near Lewes
Village
Photo: Charlesdrakew, Public domain.
Kingston near Lewes is a village and civil parish in the Lewes District of East Sussex, England. The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book and is located two miles south of Lewes and is nestled in the South Downs. Kingston near Lewes is situated 3½ miles west of Mount Caburn.
Barcombe Mills
Hamlet
Photo: Ben Brooksbank, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Barcombe Mills is a small settlement and an area of countryside including a local nature reserve near the village of Barcombe Cross in East Sussex, England. Barcombe Mills is situated 4 miles north of Mount Caburn.
Mount Caburn
- Categories: contour fort, hillfort, bowl barrow, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Glynde, Lewes, East Sussex, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.86178° or 50° 51′ 42″ northLongitude
0.05109° or 0° 3′ 4″ eastElevation
427 feet (130 metres)Open location code
9F22V362+PCOpenStreetMap ID
way 232657505OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Mount Caburn” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Mount Caburn Camp”
- French: “camp du mont Caburn”
- French: “Camp du mont Caburn”
- Swedish: “Mount Caburn Camp”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Mount Caburn”. Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0.