Field meeting: landscape evolution in the eastern South Downs, with particular reference to sarsens and Quaternary deposits, Saturday 17 October, 1998

The development of chalkland landscapes has long been a subject of debate in the UK. This excursion provided an opportunity to review some of these ideas in the context of the eastern South Downs. The morning was devoted principally to discussion of established theories, in particular the nature of Sussex sarsens and their origins: in the afternoon attention switched to Quaternary landscapes and the sensitive question of geological conservation.