Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: The Downs inzvimbo ine mugwagwa (nzvimbo yegungwa rakachengetedzwa, rakanaka) kumaodzanyemba kweNorth Sea pedyo neEnglish Channel kumabvazuva kwemhenderekedzo yeKent, pakati peNorth neSouth Foreland kumaodzanyemba kweEngland. Muna 1639
Hondo yeDowns yakaitika pano, apo uto rehondo reDutch rakaparadza ngarava dzeSpain idzo dzakanga dzatsvaka utiziro mumvura dzeEngland dzisina kwazvakarerekera. Kubva panguva yaElizabethan zvichienda mberi, kuvapo kweDowns kwakabatsira kuita Deal chimwe chezviteshi zvepamusoro muEngland, uye muzana ramakore rechi19, yakanga yakashongedzerwa neteregirafu yayo pachayo uye shongwe yenguva yekubvumira ngarava kuti dzigadzire makronometer avo egungwa.