Needles Old Battery
Needles Old Battery is a castle in Totland, Isle of Wight, England. Needles Old Battery is situated nearby to Old Battery Museum, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Needles Viewpoint.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Needles Lighthouse and High Down Rocket Test Site.
Needles Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Christophe.Finot, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Needles Lighthouse is an active 19th century lighthouse on the outermost of the chalk rocks at The Needles on the Isle of Wight in the United Kingdom, near sea level. Needles Lighthouse is situated 2,000 feet west of Needles Old Battery.
High Down Rocket Test Site
Ruins
Photo: John M, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The High Down Rocket Test Site is a former Rocket Testing facility on High Down near The Needles. The remains of the High Down Test Site are a rare example of a 1950s British rocket test facility, built at a time when the country was amongst a handful of nations at the forefront of rocket and missile technology. High Down Rocket Test Site is situated 1,200 feet southeast of Needles Old Battery.
New Needles Battery
Photo: Wolmars, CC BY-SA 4.0.
New Needles Battery is situated 1,200 feet east of Needles Old Battery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alum Bay and Totland.
Alum Bay
Hamlet
Photo: Editor5807, Public domain.
Alum Bay is a bay near the westernmost point of the Isle of Wight, England, within close sight of the Needles rock formation. Of geological interest and a tourist attraction, the bay is noted for its multi-coloured sand cliffs.
Totland
Village
Photo: Mypix, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Totland is a village, civil parish and electoral ward on the Isle of Wight. Besides the village of Totland, the civil parish comprises the western tip of the Isle of Wight, and includes The Needles, Tennyson Down and the hamlet of Middleton. Totland is situated 2½ miles northeast of Needles Old Battery.
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. Colwell Bay is situated 2½ miles northeast of Needles Old Battery.
Needles Old Battery
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Categories: castle, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Totland, Isle of Wight, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.66287° or 50° 39′ 46″ northLongitude
-1.58301° or 1° 34′ 59″ westOperator
National TrustOpen location code
9C2WMC78+4QOpenStreetMap ID
node 9868144549OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Needles Old Battery from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Old Battery Museum and Needles Viewpoint.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Searchlight Director’s Station and Tearooms.
Isle of Wight: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Newport, Cowes, Ryde, and Yarmouth.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Photo: sidibousaid, CC BY 2.0.