Lewes
Lewes is a Town in the county of East Sussex.
There are great places to visit near Lewes.
Lewes History
There are some historic monuments around Lewes:
- Two bowl barrows north-east of Streathill Farm
- Platform barrow and saucer barrow 350m ESE of Blackcap
- Bowl barrow on Beddingham Hill, 615m north east of the radio mast
- A platform barrow and two bowl barrows forming a linear barrow group SSE of Offham Hill
- Long Barrow on Beacon Hill
- Bowl barrow 640m SSW of Saxondown Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery
- Lewes Town Wall, section called The Green Wall
- A pair of bowl barrows forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery, and a hlaew on Rookery Hill
- Earthworks and lynchets on Buckland Bank and Buckland Hole
- Three barrows on Offham Hill
- A pair of bowl barrows 420m south of Overhill Lodge, forming part of The Lord's Burghs linear barrow group
- Bowl barrow on Streat Hill 400m NNW of Streathill Farm, forming part of Western Brow round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 700m south east of Ditchling Cross: part of Plumpton Plain round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 500m west of Firle Beacon
- Dovecote 160m north west of Coombe Place
- Bowl barrow 300m north west of Mount Harry
- Isfield pound
- Bowl barrow on Saxon Down, 240m north west of Glyndebourne Pit
- Two bowl barrows 190m south east of Blackcap
- Bowl barrow 200m east of Plumpton Bostall (top end)
- Bowl barrow, 870m NNE of Blackstone Barn
- Bowl barrow forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery on Rookery Hill
- Two round barrows 2/3 mile (1070m) W of Glyndebourne
- Bowl barrow 300m SSW of Glyndebourne Pit
- Three hlaews 400m north east of Overhill Lodge
- The Calvary (mound)
- Bowl barrow on Itford Hill
- Medieval settlement site on eastern side of Saxon Down
- Two bowl barrows 600m south east of Ditchling Cross: part of Plumpton Plain round barrow cemetery
- Lewes Castle
- A group of three bowl barrows and an Anglo-Saxon barrow field on The Bostle
- Bowl barrow south of Coombe Plantation
- Pedlersburgh: a bowl barrow on Telscombe Tye
- Medieval moated site and Tudor ruins, Laughton Place
- Cross dyke and adjacent saucer barrow 850m south east of Ditchling Cross: part of Plumpton Plain round barrow cemetery
- Medieval earthworks at Balmer
- Bowl barrow, the north westernmost barrow of a group of six bowl barrows, forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery on Rookery Hill
- The north western part of Itford Hill settlement
- Oval barrow 775m south of Plumpton Place on Plumpton Plain
- Three round barrows E of Caburn Bottom
- Bowl barrow south of Newmarket Bottom
- Bowl barrow on Beddingham Hill, 465m north east of the radio mast
- Highdole Hill, Romano-British settlement
- Round barrow on Cliffe Hill
- Plumpton Plain earthworks
- A saucer barrow, a bowl barrow and a pair of hlaews 350m north west of Overhill Lodge
- Bowl barrow 500m south of Overhill Lodge, forming part of The Lord's Burghs linear barrow group
- Long barrow on Beacon Hill, 160m north west of the windmill
- Heathy Brow round barrows
- Bowl barrow on Telscombe Tye, 650m south west of Pedlersburgh
- Multiple ring-ditch at Mount Pleasant, Denton
- Bowl barrow 550m south east of Ditchling Cross: part of Plumpton Plain round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 670m south west of Saxondown Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery
- Bowl Barrow South of Coombe Plantation
- Round barrow NW of Mill Hill
- Oval barrow and adjacent bowl barrow, 220m west of Firle Beacon
- Bowl barrow south west of The Beeches: part of Plumpton Plain round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow north west of Warningore Bostall: part of Plumpton Plain round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 290m NNW of White Lion Pond, Beddingham Hill
- Bowl barrow south of The Beeches: part of Plumpton Plain round barrow cemetery
- Fore Hill round barrow
- Faulkner's Bottom entrenchment
- Round barrow S of Breaky Bottom
- Oval barrow on Cliffe Hill 200m south of Bridgwick Pit
- Medieval ringwork at Clay Hill
- Bowl barrow 700m north west of Lewes Prison: the northerly barrow of a group of three round barrows
- Earthwork near Horseshoe Plantation, Stamer
- Icehouse 190m east of Firle Place
- Bronze Age and Anglo-Saxon barrow cemeteries south of Juggs Road
- Two round barrows SW of Bostal Bottom
- Anglo-Saxon cemetery 275m north of Comps Farm
- A saucer barrow and a bowl barrow 600m north west of Lewes Prison: the southerly pair of a group of three round barrows
- Five Lord's Burghs round barrow
- Castle Hill earthwork
- Chapel of St James' Hospital
- Firle Beacon round barrow and two adjacent round barrows, West Firle
- Bowl barrow 290m west of Firle Beacon
- Saxonbury Anglo-Saxon cemetery
- Motte and bailey castle, fishpond and associated earthworks, SW of Isfield Church
- Four Barrows South of Coombe Plantation, Offham
- Bowl Barrow on Peacehaven Heights, 242m south-west of Warren Court
- Money Burgh, oval barrow 200m west of Deans Farm
- A cross-ridge dyke and part of an adjoining cross-ridge dyke meeting at Juggs Road near Falmer Bottom
- Saucer barrow 170m SW of Ditchling Cross, Plumpton Plain
- Cross dyke on Telscombe Tye
- Causewayed enclosure on Offham Hill
- Medieval enclosure W of Newmarket Plantation
- Linear earthwork S of village
- Newhaven military fort and lunette battery
- Bowl barrow east of Lewes Racecourse
- Barrow field north-west of Offham Hill
- Stock enclosure at Bible Bottom, 1.1km ENE of Lewes Golf Course Club House
- Medieval farmstead at Buckham Hill, immediately north and south east of Princes
- Cross dyke 730m south east of Ditchling Cross
- Icehouse 140m west of Coombe Place
- Part of Plumpton Plain round barrow cemetery and an Anglo-Saxon barrow field south east of Warningore Bostall
- Hillfort, bowl barrow and associated remains on The Caburn
- Two bowl barrows, the south easternmost pair of a group of six bowl barrows, forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery on Rookery Hill
- Hillfort known as Ranscombe Camp
- A pair of bowl barrows 500m north east of Overhill Lodge
- Bowl barrow 180m south west of Glyndebourne Pit
- A prehistoric linear boundary known as Pook's Dyke and the south eastern part of Itford Hill settlement
- Bowl barrow and four hlaews on the summit of Saxon Down
- Bowl barrow on Front Hill
- Priory of St Pancras
- Bowl barrow 150m north west of White Lion Pond, Beddingham Hill
- Bowl barrow on Streat Hill 430m NNW of Streathill Farm, forming part of Western Brow round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 530m south east of Ditchling Cross: part of Plumpton Plain round barrow cemetery
History of Lewes
At the time of the Marian Persecutions of 1555 1557, Lewes was the site of the execution of seventeen Protestant martyrs, who were burned at the stake in front of the Star Inn. This structure is now the Town Hall. A memorial to the martyrs was unveiled on Cliffe Hill in 1901. Through the 17th and 18th centuries, Lewes developed as the county town of East Sussex, expanding beyond the line of the town wall. It was an active port and developed related iron, brewing, and ship building industries.
