A HISTORY OF SUSSEX 



west. This is probably a work, of a much earlier period than the erection 

 of the mount and the building of the castle ; but whatever its date 

 may be it clearly belongs to the type of defensive earthworks called 

 Class A, and makes it a promontory fort comparable with the Devil's 

 Dyke and the two others about to be described. The main earthworks 

 of Arundel will be described under Class E. 



BuRPHAM. — This earthwork consists of a long narrow hill-top cut 

 off to the north by a rampart and fosse which convert it into a promon- 

 tory camp. A glance at the ac- 



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any description. This camp lies 

 quite near one of the curved loops 

 of the river Arun. The whole 

 of the sides on the east, south, and 

 west are naturally steep, but it is 

 possible that their slopes may 

 have been emphasized by artificial 

 means. 



The artificial rampart which 

 completes the camp on the north 

 side is broken about midway by 

 an angle, at which was probably 

 the entrance. This rampart is 

 composed of chalky material, 

 brought, perhaps, in baskets and 

 thrown down in such a way that 

 the contents of each basket might 

 still be traced as a separate layer 

 when the place was investigated 

 some years ago. 



Hastings, East Hill. — The 

 hill, which ends in a rather nar- 

 row point near the lift leading to 

 East Hill, Hastings, marks the 

 south-west extremity of an in- 

 teresting specimen of a camp of 

 Class A. Along the southern side 

 the steep sandstone cliffs of the 

 seashore form a sufficient natural 

 defence. On the opposite side 

 in an irregular line extending 

 the natural surface of the ground 

 So sharp is the slope that it 

 seems probable that it has been artificially augmented by the cutting 

 of a species of cliff which is now weathered and partly hidden by 

 vegetation. The north-east side of the camp is formed by a rampart 



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BuRPHAM Camp. 



from the south-west to the north-east, 

 slopes abruptly to the north-west. 



