A national Trust sign for Devil's Dyke, on the South Downs near Brighton. Picture by Jim Holden.

• Contributor: Jim Holden / Alamy Stock Photo
• Image ID: AXAADT
• File size: 49.8 MB (2.1 MB Compressed download)
• Releases: Model - no | Property - no
• Dimensions: 5120 x 3401 px | 43.3 x 28.8 cm | 17.1 x 11.3 inches | 300dpi
• Date taken: 2008
• Location: Devil's Dyke, Sussex, England, UK

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Devil's Dyke is a steep sided valley on the South Downs just north of Brighton. Folklore claims the valley was the work of the devil. The legend says that the devil was digging a trench to allow the sea to flood the many churches in the Weald of Sussex. An old woman was disturbed by the noise who woke and lit a candle, the flicker of light lead the devil to believe it was morning. He fled leaving his trench uncompleted.

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