Picturesque Rock

Picturesque Rock is a locality in , . Picturesque Rock is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Freshwater Redoubt and Dimbola Museum and Galleries.

Castle
Photo: Editor5807, Public domain.
, also known as Fort Redoubt, is an old Palmerston fort built in on the western end of the . Construction work for the fort began in 1855 and was completed in 1856.

Museum
Photo: Editor5807, Public domain.
Dimbola was the home and workplace of the Victorian pioneer photographer Julia Margaret Cameron, where she lived from 1860 to 1875 on the Isle of Wight It is now a museum and galleries dedicated to her life and work which also showcases contemporary exhibitions of photographers from around the world.

Church
Photo: Patrick Mackie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Agnes' Church, Freshwater is a parish church in the Church of England located in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Freshwater Bay and Easton.

Village
Photo: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village.

Village
is a village on the . It is located close to on the west side of the island and forms part of the parish of .

Hamlet
is a hamlet just outside on the west side of the . It features a local hill known as Down which was the site of the Isle of Wight Festival in 1970, one of the largest rock concerts to be held in the UK. Golf Course is located on Down.

Picturesque Rock

Latitude
50.66786° or 50° 40′ 4″ north
Longitude
-1.51639° or 1° 30′ 59″ west
Open location code
9C2WMF9M+4C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 12391698652
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
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