What is recorded here
The Needles is a rocky outcrop on the northern tip of the Isle of Wight, notable for its dramatic chalk stacks and as a historic site linked to shipwrecks and coastal defense. It has been a significant landmark for mariners and a popular tourist attraction due to its geological and scenic features.
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Places near here
Needles LighthouseListed building · 194 yd
The Needles LighthouseLighthouse · 198 yd
Needles Old BatteryCastle · 482 yd
Old Battery MuseumMuseum · 499 yd
Scratchells BayBay · 529 yd
Cave in Scratchell's BayCave or cavern · 785 yd
Needles ViewpointViewpoint · 796 yd
New Battery and High Down Test Site, The NeedlesScheduled monument · 862 yd
Needles New BatteryMuseum · 865 yd
Alum BayBay · 1162 yd
Boundary stone, West High DownMonument or public art · 1630 yd
Red WaterfallWaterfall · 1686 ydOther information
Photo: Graham Horn · CC BY-SA 2.0