Sussex archaeological collections relating to the history and antiquities of the county . \ - -J ~V;; / n5?^^ **| . \*f ?«\-»?-,e™P , / ry»o*e*T i ? *V \% „a <3-9 9 f? - %®tl / \f \. ? t? 8 Plate I. — —— f at tnree stretches of soft ground in which it disappears 1 The Stane Street, by Mr. Hilaire Belloc, p. 57 ct seq. ON STANE STREET. 187 for 480, 200 and 180-ft. respectively ; across thecultivated lands of Gumber Farm, where its highridge is flanked by a double hedge; across the roughland of the same farm, where it is again marked by ahedge ; and over the high ridge of open Down toG
Sussex archaeological collections relating to the history and antiquities of the county . \ - -J ~V;; / n5?^^ **| . \*f ?«\-»?-,e™P , / ry»o*e*T i ? *V \% „a <3-9 9 f? - %®tl / \f \. ? t? 8 Plate I. — —— f at tnree stretches of soft ground in which it disappears 1 The Stane Street, by Mr. Hilaire Belloc, p. 57 ct seq. ON STANE STREET. 187 for 480, 200 and 180-ft. respectively ; across thecultivated lands of Gumber Farm, where its highridge is flanked by a double hedge; across the roughland of the same farm, where it is again marked by ahedge ; and over the high ridge of open Down toGrumber Corner on the edge of the escarpment, whenceit descends to the Weald along the northern slope ofBignor Hill as a terrace 20 to 35-ft. wide. We have in the three miles from Seabeach to GrumberCorner what is probably the best preserved section ofthe whole of Stane Street, for here it has neither beenaltered by metalling to meet the requirements of moderntraffic, nor wholly obliterated by the plough. In thehighest part of this stretch, between the limit of GumberFarm at the Parliamentary County Division Boundaryand Gumber Corner, the road, except for its covering ofdown tur
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