Brighstone Down

Brighstone Down
Toposcope on the summit
Highest point
Elevation	214 m (702 ft)
Prominence	c. 150 m
Parent peak	St Boniface Down
Listing	Marilyn
Geography
Location	Isle of Wight, England
OS grid	SZ432847
Topo map	OS Landranger 196

Brighstone Down is a chalk down on the Isle of Wight. It is located close to the village of Brighstone, in the southwest of the island (the Back of the Wight), and rises to 214 metres (702 ft) at its highest point,^[1] northeast of the village of Mottistone. Towards the west part is called Mottistone Down, to the East, Shorwell Down.

The Northern part is covered by Brighstone Forest the largest forest on the Island. ^[2]

Ceremonial county of Isle of Wight

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Unitary authorities	Isle of Wight

Major settlements	Bembridge Brading Cowes East Cowes Freshwater Newport Ryde Sandown Shanklin Ventnor Yarmouth See also: List of civil parishes in Isle of Wight

Rivers	River Caul Bourne River Medina Newtown River Solent Wootton Creek Eastern Yar Western Yar

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Coordinates: 50°39′37″N 1°23′25″W / 50.66038°N 1.39018°W / 50.66038; -1.39018

Notes

↑ "Brighstone Down". Peakery. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
↑ http://www.iwpaths.co.uk/sota/actual_sota_brighstone_down.php[]

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