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Excursion from Lewes to Eastbourn, in Sussex, with an account of the late shipwrecks near Beachy Head, by S. Shaw, published 1790 in Topgrapher (vol. 3, article, pp.364-386)

Beachy Head: with other poems, by Charlotte Smith, published 1807 (London: J. Johnson) accessible at: & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

On the alluvial formations and the local changes of the South-Eastern coast of England. First section, from the River Thames to Beachy Head, by J. B. Redman, published May 1852 in Journal of the Franklin Institute (vol. 53, no. 5, article, pp.296-297)

Beachy Head, by Mark Antony Lower, M.A., published 1870 in A Compendious History of Sussex, Topographical, Archaeological & Anecdotal (vol. I, pp.39-40, Lewes: George P. Bacon) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8946][Lib 3314] & The Keep [LIB/500159]   View Online

Building the New Beachy Head Lighthouse, by Harold J. Shepstone, published 11 September 1901 in Scientific American (vol. 85, no. 19, article, pp.294-295)

Two hoards of Roman coins, by F. Haverfield, published 1902 in Numismatic Chronicle and Journal of the Numismatic Society (4th series, vol. 2, article, pp.184-186)   View Online

One hoard was found between Beachy Head and Birling Gap in 1879.

Beachy Head New Lighthouse, by A. H. Case, published January 1905 in Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers (vol. 159, article, pp.267-280)

From the North Foreland to Penzance [includes Cinque Ports, Newhaven, Shoreham and Littlehampton], by Clive Holland and illustrated by Maurice Randall, published 1908 (xvi + 334 pp., London: Chatto & Windus) accessible at: & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries   View Online

"Beachy Head" and other poems, by F. Boyle Trist, published 1929 (London: Arthur Stockwell) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries

The Battle of Beachy Head, by Arthur Beckett, published 1929 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. III no. 6, article, pp.378-396) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2307] & The Keep [LIB/500139]

Perils of Beachy Head, by Arthur Beckett, published 1929 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. III no. 9, article, pp.630-633) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2307] & The Keep [LIB/500140]

An Adventure on Beachy Head, by S.C.M. Contributor(s), published 1929 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. III no. 9, article, pp.634-638) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2307] & The Keep [LIB/500140]

A Christmas Fight off Beachy Head, by Rev. A. A. Evans, published 1929 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. III no. 12, article, p.812) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2307] & The Keep [LIB/500140]

The 1961 Beachy Head (Bullock Down) hoard of Third-century coins of the Central and Gallic Empires, by R. H. M. Dolley, Miss M. A. O'Donovan and J.P.C. Kent, published 1962 in Numismatic Chronicle and Journal of the Royal Numismatic Society (7th series, vol. 2, article, pp.163-188)   View Online

Early in November 1961 a farmer and his son were engaged in deep ploughing one of the fields at Bullock Down Farm (O.S. 577962) at Beachy Head near eastbourne in Sussex, when they noticed a scatter of perhaps a hundred copper coins. These they carefully gathered up, and, after a vist to the Department of Coins and Medals at the British Museum, they were encouraged to return to the spot where they recovered over the next few days a grand total of 5,146 coins.

The Battle of Beachy Head, by Robert Armstrong, published 1965 (36 pp., Eastbourne: Mirror Printing Co.) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/502676] & East Sussex Libraries

Beachy Head treasure trove of Roman Imperial silver coins, by R. A. G. Carson, published 1968 in Numismatic Chronicle (7th series, vol. 8, article, pp.67-81)   View Online

A hoard of 3,173 Roman imperial silver coins contained in an earthenware pot was discovered by Mr. R. P. Williams of Bullock Down Farm on Beachy Head (O.S. 577962) in April 1964 within a dozen yards of the find-spot of a hoard of similar coins discovered by him in November 1961

The Beachy Head light, by Robert Armstrong, published c.1970 (32 pp., Eastbourne: Mirror Printing Co.) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/502663] & East Sussex Libraries

Dry Valley project, by Martin Bell, published August 1977 in Sussex Archæological Society Newsletter (no. 22, article, p.119, ISSN: 0307-2568) accessible at: S.A.S. library   Download PDF

The first phase of the project will be an excavation in the dry valley at Kiln Coombe, near Beachy Head, Eastbourne

Tales of Beachy Head, by S.J. Surtees, published 1978 in Eastbourne Medical Gazette (article, pp.71-78)

Excavations 1977: Dry Valley Project, by Martin Bell, published April 1978 in Sussex Archæological Society Newsletter (no. 24, article, pp.142-143, ISSN: 0307-2568) accessible at: S.A.S. library   Download PDF

The 1973 Beachy Head treasure trove of Third-century Antoniniani, by R. F. Bland, published 1979 in Numismatic Chronicle (7th Series, vol. 19, no. 139, article, pp.61-107)   View Online

On 11 February, while searching with a metal detector for stray coins on Bullock Down Farm at Beachy Head near Eastbourne in Sussex (O.S. 577962), Mr D. J. Aldred discovered a hoard of 5540 argentiferous bronze Roman imperila antoniniani, contained in a bronze bucket, within a few yards of the find-spots of the 1961 and 1964 hoards. The coins were subsequently declared a Treasure Trove at a coroner's inquest, and the finders were named as Mr Aldred and Mr E. D. Williams of Bullock Down Farm.

Beachy Head cave, by T. Reeve, published 1981 in Caves and Caving (vol. 12, article, pp.2-5)

Suicide and accidental death at Beachy Head, by S.J. Surtees, published 30 January 1982 in British Medical Journal (vol. 284, article, pp.321-324)

During 1965-79 124 deaths occurred at Beachy Head. There was a coroner's verdict of suicide on 58 of these deaths.

Prehistoric Sites Threatened by Coastal Erosion between Seaford Head and Beachy Head, East Sussex, by Robin Holgate, published 1986 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 124, archaeological note, pp.243-244) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9762] & The Keep [LIB/500311] & S.A.S. library

Beachy Head, by John Surtees, published November 1997 (114 pp., Seaford: S. B. Publications, ISBN-10: 1857701186 & ISBN-13: 9781857701180) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Beachy Head, by John Surtees, published June 1999 (new edition, 144 pp., Seaford: S. B. Publications, ISBN-10: 1857701801 & ISBN-13: 9781857701807) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Beachy Head shipwrecks of the 19th century : (Pevensey - Eastbourne - Newhaven), by David Renno, published 8 April 2004 (511 pp., Amherstt Media, ISBN-10: 1903637201 & ISBN-13: 9781903637203) accessible at: British Library & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Prevention of suicide by jumping: The impact of restriction of access at Beachy Head, Sussex during the foot and mouth crisis 2001, by M. Isaac and J. Bennett, published 2005 in Public Health Medicine (vol. 6, no. 1, article, pp.19-22)

Beachy Head! Angels 20: The Battle of Britain Over Eastbourne During the Summer of 1940, by Paul Nash, published 1 June 2008 (2nd edition, 130 pp., published by the author, ISBN-10: 0955944406 & ISBN-13: 9780955944406) accessible at: British Library & East Sussex Libraries

Untold Stories - Beachy Head, by Sheila Ryan, published 30 October 2010 (196 pp., Seaford: S. B. Publications, ISBN-10: 1857703642 & ISBN-13: 9781857703641) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries

Overlooking the English Channel, on the south coast of England, Beachy Head, with its 535ft high chalk cliffs, is one of England's most popular beauty spots, with a million people visiting to walk and enjoy the breathtaking landscape each year. Yet, despite the magnificence, this is a deadly and notorious place which over the centuries has encountered ruthless smugglers, sinister murders, spectral sightings and tragic suicides. Told for the first time from witness accounts of lifeboatmen, cliff rescue teams, lighthouse keepers and those who believed their story would never be told; retrace their footsteps on the headland as you discover the monuments, memories and mysteries of Untold Stories - Beachy Head.
The author, Sheila Ryan lives in Surrey with her family and dog. She works as a paramedic in London and also has a MA in Creative & Professional Writing. Sheila is an editor for LAMP, a magazine for the Association of Lighthouse Keepers.

Building the new Beachy Head Lighthouse, by Harold J. Shepstone, published 2011 (booklet no. 29, East Dean & Friston Local History Group) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/509206] & East Dean & Friston Local History Group

A contemporary account of this monumental task.

Tourist Attractions as Sites of Suicide: The Case of Beachy Head, England, by Angelina Karpovich, published 3 May 2012 in Emotion in Motion: Tourism, Affect and Transformation (edited by David Picard and Mike Robinson, pp.199-, Routledge, ISBN-10: 1409421333 & ISBN-13: 9781409421337)

Beyond the Brink: Beachy Head as a Climbing Landscape, by Paul Gilchrist, published July 2012 in International Journal of the History of Sport (vol. 28, no. 10, article, pp.1383-1404)

The Shepherd of Beachy Head, by Lloyd Brunt and Mary Brunt, published 2014 (booklet no. 45, East Dean & Friston Local History Group) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/507952] & East Dean & Friston Local History Group

The life of a famous East Dean shepherd - Stephen Blackmore

Beachy Head Woman, by Jo Seaman, published 2015 (booklet no. 52, East Dean & Friston Local History Group) accessible at: East Dean & Friston Local History Group

Fleshing out the story of a Roman skeleton.