Garstons Down
Garston's Down is an area of downland on the Isle of Wight, rising to an altitude of 151 m. It is located in the centre of the island, south of Carisbrooke and west of Gatcombe, and is one of the best remaining inland examples of unimproved chalk downland.- Type: Peak with an elevation of 538 feet
- Description: area located on the Isle of Wight
- Also known as: “Garston’s Down”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Carisbrooke Castle and Sheat Manor.
Carisbrooke Castle
Photo: Charles D P Miller, CC BY 2.0.
Carisbrooke Castle is a historic motte-and-bailey castle located in the village of Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight, England. Charles I was imprisoned at the castle in the months prior to his trial.
Sheat Manor
Garden
Photo: Prior George, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sheat Manor is a manor house in Chillerton, on the Isle of Wight, England. Considered to be one of the island's antiquities, Sheat manor house, is a fine old gabled mansion now used as a farmhouse.
Chillerton Down
Peak
Chillerton Down is downland between the villages of Shorwell and Chillerton, on the Isle of Wight, England.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newport and Carisbrooke.
Newport
Photo: Adrian Farwell, CC BY 3.0.
Newport is the county town of the Isle of Wight. It is in the centre of the island on the River Medina. It is the second largest town on the island, with a population of 24,000, slightly fewer than Ryde.
Carisbrooke
Village
Photo: Mypix, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Carisbrooke is a village on the south-western outskirts of Newport, in the civil parish of Newport and Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight, England. It is best known as the site of Carisbrooke Castle.
Rookley
Village
Photo: Hassocks5489, CC0.
Rookley is a village and civil parish on the Isle of Wight. It is located five kilometres south of Newport near the centre of the island. The population of the civil parish was recorded in the 2021 census as 607.
Garstons Down
- Categories: geographical feature and landform
- Location: Isle of Wight, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.6644° or 50° 39′ 52″ northLongitude
-1.3256° or 1° 19′ 32″ westElevation
538 feet (164 metres)Open location code
9C2WMM7F+QPOpenStreetMap ID
node 75060741OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakWikidata ID
Q5524302
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Gatcombe and Chillerton.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Frogland Copse and St Olave’s Church, Gatcombe.
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