The Isle of Wight National Landscape is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) on the Isle of Wight, England's largest offshore island.
The AONB was designated in 1963 and covers 189 square kilometres, about half of the island, mostly near the south-west and north-west coasts but also including downland in the east. It also covers about half the coastline, including both the Hamstead and Tennyson Heritage Coast areas.[1]
In 2019, the AONB was designated as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.[2][3]
Principal summits
editThe following hills within the National Landscape have at least 30 metres of topographic prominence:
| Hill | Elevation | Prominence | Grid reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Boniface Down | 242 m (794 ft) | 242 m | SZ568785 |
| St Catherine's Down | 239 m (784 ft) | 127 m | SZ493772 |
| Appuldurcombe Down | 226 m (741 ft) | 91 m | SZ536796 |
| Brighstone Down | 213.7 m (701 ft) | 150.6 m | SZ432847 |
| Westover Down | 203 m (666 ft) | 78 m | SZ406847 |
| Chillerton Down | 167 m (548 ft) | 61 m | SZ475834 |
| Brook Down | 164 m (538 ft) | 69 m | SZ390852 |
| Whitwell Hill | 158 m (518 ft) | 45 m | SZ520766 |
| Chillerton Down S Top | 148 m (486 ft) | 33 m | SZ475826 |
| Tennyson Down | 147 m (482 ft) | 145 m | SZ325853 |
| West High Down | 140.6 m (461 ft) | 30.8 m | SZ306849 |
| Grammar's Common | 137 m (449 ft) | 35 m | SZ415838 |
| Arreton Down | 135 m (443 ft) | 108 m | SZ547872 |
| Berry Hill | 134 m (440 ft) | 35 m | SZ484827 |
| Brading Down | 131 m (430 ft) | 58 m | SZ585869 |
| Ashey Down | 130 m (427 ft) | 32 m | SZ574875 |
| Headon Hill | 120 m (394 ft) | 34 m | SZ312858 |
| Bembridge Down | 104.9 m (344 ft) | 100.6 m | SZ625860 |
| Rookley Hill | 92 m (302 ft) | 32 m | SZ504840 |
| Cranmore Hill | 62 m (203 ft) | 39 m | SZ389908 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "The Isle of Wight AONB". wightaonb.org.uk. Archived from the original on 10 October 2008. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
- ↑ "Isle of Wight joins Unesco's network of biosphere sites". BBC News. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Isle of Wight - Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB)". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
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External links
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