Steep Down

Nearest town:
Worthing (4km SSW)
OS reference:
TQ167068
OS sheet:
198
Latitude:
50° 50' 54.02 N
Longitude:
0° 20' 31.48 W
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Images

Image of Steep Down (Dyke) by A R Cane

A smaller cross dyke which comes almost to the summit of Steep Down with Cissbury Ring in the distance on the right.

Image credit: A R Cane
A R Cane
A R Cane Sep 28, 2010
Image of Steep Down (Dyke) by A R Cane

At the end of the dyke which nestles in a dip between Steep Down and Lancing Ring.

Image credit: A R Cane
A R Cane
A R Cane Sep 28, 2010

Articles

Steep Down

A R Cane
A R Cane Sep 28, 2010

This is not just your usual wimpish ‘cross dyke’ that you find over most of the South Downs but quite a sizeable beast more in line with Rackham Banks near Amberley. The easiest approach is from the mindless racetrack of the A27 between Worthing and Lancing. Take either the Sompting Abbotts Church turn off for Steyning or the Dankton Lane turn just after, then it’s just a short walk along tracks from either of these roads. The main dyke runs for almost half a mile up the hill and consists of a ditch which is mainly overgrown, and probably served as a track in the past, and the dyke itself which in places is about 4 feet above the level of the surrounding fields. From the top are spectacular views across the South Downs to Cissbury Ring to the west and the chapel of Lancing College in the east. Oh, and if anyone finds a 77mm lens cap around there it’s mine.

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