Neolithic dew-ponds and cattle-ways . 800 feet abovethe level of the sea. At present it is covered by a large clump of trees,and the mound is raised just within their margin. The view from this point is one of the most mag-nificent and extensive in England. ()n a clear day onema\- perceive in the south-west the outlines of the Isleof Wight, and in the south-east the position of Brightonmay be discerned. Northwards the great plain ofSussex is laid out as on a map. brom this ])lain thedown rises almost precipitously to the summit. Themound of the Ring itself is perhaps i 2 feet high, andmakes a
Neolithic dew-ponds and cattle-ways . 800 feet abovethe level of the sea. At present it is covered by a large clump of trees,and the mound is raised just within their margin. The view from this point is one of the most mag-nificent and extensive in England. ()n a clear day onema\- perceive in the south-west the outlines of the Isleof Wight, and in the south-east the position of Brightonmay be discerned. Northwards the great plain ofSussex is laid out as on a map. brom this ])lain thedown rises almost precipitously to the summit. Themound of the Ring itself is perhaps i 2 feet high, andmakes a complete circuit as a crown upon the head ofthe down. The trees within this Ring have served a doublepurpose—the fallen leaves have formed a mould whichhides the remains of any habitation or other sign of and Cattle-Ways primeval occupation ; but their roots have graduallybrought to the surface remains of a later found Roman roof tiles in such j^rofusion that itwould have been an easy matter to fill a barrow Xin. \\V u|- PARI- OK I Ml, MoUM. ( r rii.\\cTi>Ni;rkv rini The Roman, like- liis predecessor, had beenattracted to this wonderful spot; and the remcuus oithe mouldrd roof tiles suggest thv former existence of;i comparatively permaneiu structure, but we could findno detinite evidence of its purpose or character. This uni(]ue sjiot, which was of such vital importance -5 Neolithic Dew-Ponds lo the existence of priinexal man, and where- he laid hisdead to be greeted by the rising sun, may have beenbut a pleasure resort to the luxurious Roman, and to-day it is scarcely more than a name to the inhabitantsof the district. Neolithic man approached his settlement by passingover the whole range of the Downs, and from his exaltedposition he could look down upon Cissbury Ring somemiles distant, where his herdsmen were guarding hisbeasts. Descending the comparatively precipitous northernslope is a neolithic road which is no mere gully orcat
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