Cissbury Fort 'damaged by metal detectors'


A 5,000-year-old hill fort is being damaged by the "illicit use of metal detectors", police say.

The damage to Cissbury Ring, on the South Downs near Worthing, is irreversible, Sussex Police said.

The use of metal detectors on scheduled monuments is prohibited without a licence.

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