Devil’s Dyke was a settlement site in the Stone Age and ‘Dyke’ is a Saxon word for a fence or entrenchment built from earth, stone or wood. This high point was also the site for an Iron-age hillfort, and you can still see remnants of ramparts and round barrows. It is also home to the awe-inspiring and best-known example of a dry chalk valley. The 100m deep V-shaped valley has been referred to as the ‘grandest view in the world’. There are many myths and local stories about how the valley was formed.

Nicola Minimicroadventures

September 2, 2022

I love that this is the deepest valley that doesn’t have water!

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Location: Poynings, Mid Sussex, West Sussex, South East England, England, United Kingdom

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Start of the Climb up Devil's Dyke

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