Sconce Point
Sconce Point is a locality in Freshwater, Isle of Wight, England. Sconce Point is situated nearby to the village Norton, as well as near the locality Round Tower Point.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Victoria and Yarmouth Castle.
Fort Victoria
Castle
Photo: Ranger Steve, Public domain.
Fort Victoria is a former military fort on the Isle of Wight, England, built to guard the Solent. The earliest fort on the site was a coastal fort known as Sharpenode Bulwark built in 1545–1547 by Henry VIII, but these defences had fallen into disrepair by the 17th century.
Yarmouth Castle
Castle
Photo: Christophe.Finot, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Yarmouth Castle is an artillery fort built by Henry VIII in 1547 to protect Yarmouth Harbour on the Isle of Wight from the threat of French attack. Just under 100 feet across, the square castle was initially equipped with 15 artillery guns and a garrison of 20 men.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Norton Green and Yarmouth.
Norton Green
Hamlet
Photo: Mypix, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Norton Green is a hamlet on the Isle of Wight. It is located just north of Freshwater in the west of the island.
Yarmouth
Photo: Ian Stannard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Yarmouth is an attractive little town at the western tip of the Isle of Wight, just offshore of the South East of England. Everything in Yarmouth seems to be on a small scale; small narrow streets nestle against a small castle and harbour, and the ferry terminal is actually built against the castle walls.
Colwell Bay
Village
Colwell Bay is a bay in the west of the Isle of Wight. It is located between the towns of Totland and Yarmouth. The bay's northernmost point is Cliff's End the closest point of the Island to the British mainland, with Hurst Castle situated at the end of a long peninsula just under a mile to the northwest.
Sconce Point
- Type: Locality
- Location: Freshwater, Isle of Wight, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.7071° or 50° 42′ 26″ northLongitude
-1.522° or 1° 31′ 19″ westElevation
-7 feet (-2 metres)Open location code
9C2WPF4H+R6OpenStreetMap ID
node 4428982958OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
11594479
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Planetarium and Fort Victoria Country Park.
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