Long Knoll
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Long Knoll (grid reference ST794376) is a 34.2 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in the west of the English county of Wiltshire, notified in 1971. Long Knoll is a ridge of chalk grassland some 1.5 km long. It forms the parish boundary between Kilmington to the south and Maiden Bradley to the north. The ridge is 288m above sea level at its highest point. It is possible to view King Alfred's Tower, Cranmore Tower, the Black Mountains and Glastonbury Tor on clear days. Long Knoll is a Marilyn.
English Nature citation sheet for the site (PDF - see below)
English Nature website (SSSI information)
"Beyond the last of the Deverills is Maiden Bradley, alone with its guardian hills, which ring it round with summits well over 800 feet above the sea. Long Knoll is the monarch of this miniature range and well repays the explorer who climbs to its summit with a most delightful view." - Wanderings in Wessex by Edric Holmes
West from Mapperton Hill
North from Stourhead
09-02-14