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