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CISSBURY, an ancient camp in Sussex; on the Downs, 4 miles NNW of Worthing. It crowns an oval-shaped hill; follows the hill's outline; occupies about 60 acres; and has a single deep trench, with high broad rampart. It probably took its name from the Saxon Cissa; but it has furnished evidence of having been occupied by the Romans.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "an ancient camp" (ADL Feature Type: "historical sites") |
| Administrative units: | Sussex Ancient County |
| Place: | Cissbury |
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