Long Knoll
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| Long Knoll | |
| Somerset | |
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 Long view of Long Knoll | |
| Summit: | 945 ft ST786376 51°8’14"N, 2°18’26"W |
Long Knoll is a hill in Somerset, adjacent to the border with Wiltshire. It is a ridge of chalk grassland, a mile in length, and forms the boundary between the civil parishes of Kilmington to the south and Maiden Bradley to the north. The ridge is 945 ft above sea level at its highest point and it is possible to view King Alfred's Tower, Cranmore Tower, the Black Mountains and Glastonbury Tor on clear days.
The hill is the site of the 84½-acre Long Knoll biological Site of Special Scientific Interest, which was notified in 1971.
Long Knoll is categorised as a Marilyn, a hill with topographic prominence of at least 500 ft.
Sources
- English Nature citation sheet for the site (accessed 14 August 2006)
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