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.

Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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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 St Mary’s Church, Glynde.

Glynde railway station

Railway station

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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.

St Mary’s Church, Glynde

Church

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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.

Wharf Cottage

House

Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wharf Cottage is a house, which is situated 1 mile 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

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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″ north

Longitude

0.05109° or 0° 3′ 4″ east

Elevation

427 feet (130 metres)

Open location code

9F22V362+PC

OpenStreetMap ID

way 232657505

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

GeoNames ID

6286353

Wikidata ID

Q12062109

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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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Localities in the Area

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