Long Man of Wilmington
A 72-metre figure of a man marked out on the slope of Windover Hill, visible from the lane below and reached on foot from Alfriston.
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The figure is about 72 metres (235 feet) tall and stands on Windover Hill, close to Wilmington.
Its age is uncertain: a 2003 investigation suggested it was cut in the 16th or 17th century, and the earliest known record is a drawing of 1710.
It is a scheduled monument owned by the Sussex Archaeological Society, with public access.
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