Black Down (Blackdown)
280m (918ft)

The South Downs, West Sussex, England

Black Down (Blackdown) is the highest point in county of West Sussex.

The summit of Black Down (Blackdown) is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

Black Down (Blackdown) is classified as:

English Marilyn
139th highest in England,
1415th highest in Great Britain

English Trig Point (Pillar)

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You can find Black Down (Blackdown) & all the walks that climb it on this unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Map: (click/TAP to select)

1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Maps (the ones with pink/magenta covers):

Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Black Down (Blackdown)

Mark Davidson has walked, climbed & bagged Black Down (Blackdown).

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