King's Quay, Isle of Wight
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King's Quay is a place on the north east coast of the Isle of Wight
, an island off the South Coast of England
. It comprises the estuary of a stream called Palmer's Brook, situated between East Cowes
and Wootton Creek
, about 2 miles (3.2 km) north west of Wootton. It is said, probably apocryphally, to have been the place that King John
fled to after signing the Magna Carta
, from which it derives its name.
It is private land, part of the 500 acres (2 km²) Barton Estate, owned by Robert Stigwood
and is a Site of Special Scientific Interest
and ramsar
site. It is rich in fossils, particularly of oligocene
fish and mesolithic
artifacts in a rocky outcrop known as the Osborne Beds.
It comprises an area of saltmarsh, sand and marsh, bounded by ancient woodlands at Wallhill Copse, Curlew Copse, Woodhouse Copse
and Brickhill Copse.
The Quay is a causeway which is breached in one place leading to a stone bridge.
During the Middle Ages, King's Quay and the adjoining Meads Hole to the north in Osborne Bay
was the site of a market of stolen goods, the plunder of Isle of Wight pirates upon French and Spanish shipping.
It is inaccessible to the public, but can be approached from the south western end by Forestry Commission land at Woodhouse Copse.
Isle of Wight
The Isle of Wight is a county and the largest island of England, located in the English Channel, on average about 2–4 miles off the south coast of the county of Hampshire, separated from the mainland by a strait called the Solent...
, an island off the South Coast of England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It comprises the estuary of a stream called Palmer's Brook, situated between East Cowes
East Cowes
East Cowes is a town and civil parish to the north of the Isle of Wight, on the east bank of the River Medina next to its neighbour on the west bank, Cowes....
and Wootton Creek
Wootton Creek
Wootton Creek is a tidal estuary that flows into the Solent on the north coast of the Isle of Wight.On the west bank of the creek is the village of Wootton, whilst on the east bank is the village of Fishbourne. The estuary is bridged by the main Ryde to Newport road, where there once was a tide mill...
, about 2 miles (3.2 km) north west of Wootton. It is said, probably apocryphally, to have been the place that King John
John of England
John , also known as John Lackland , was King of England from 6 April 1199 until his death...
fled to after signing the Magna Carta
Magna Carta
Magna Carta is an English charter, originally issued in the year 1215 and reissued later in the 13th century in modified versions, which included the most direct challenges to the monarch's authority to date. The charter first passed into law in 1225...
, from which it derives its name.
It is private land, part of the 500 acres (2 km²) Barton Estate, owned by Robert Stigwood
Robert Stigwood
Robert Stigwood is an impresario and entertainment entrepreneur who relocated to England in 1954...
and is a Site of Special Scientific Interest
Site of Special Scientific Interest
A Site of Special Scientific Interest is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom. SSSIs are the basic building block of site-based nature conservation legislation and most other legal nature/geological conservation designations in Great Britain are based upon...
and ramsar
Ramsar
Ramsar is a city in and the capital of Ramsar County, Mazandaran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 31,659, in 9,421 families....
site. It is rich in fossils, particularly of oligocene
Oligocene
The Oligocene is a geologic epoch of the Paleogene Period and extends from about 34 million to 23 million years before the present . As with other older geologic periods, the rock beds that define the period are well identified but the exact dates of the start and end of the period are slightly...
fish and mesolithic
Mesolithic
The Mesolithic is an archaeological concept used to refer to certain groups of archaeological cultures defined as falling between the Paleolithic and the Neolithic....
artifacts in a rocky outcrop known as the Osborne Beds.
It comprises an area of saltmarsh, sand and marsh, bounded by ancient woodlands at Wallhill Copse, Curlew Copse, Woodhouse Copse
Woodhouse Copse
Woodhouse Copse is a wood owned and managed by Graeme Kirk. It is located on the north east side of the Isle of Wight between Whippingham and Wootton, the main entrance being at SZ527928...
and Brickhill Copse.
The Quay is a causeway which is breached in one place leading to a stone bridge.
During the Middle Ages, King's Quay and the adjoining Meads Hole to the north in Osborne Bay
Osborne Bay
Osborne Bay is a bay on the north east coast of the Isle of Wight, England, in the eastern arm of the Solent. It lies to the east of East Cowes. Its shoreline is 2km in length and is gently curving. It stretches from Old Castle Point in the west to Barton Point to the east.The seabed is a mixture...
was the site of a market of stolen goods, the plunder of Isle of Wight pirates upon French and Spanish shipping.
It is inaccessible to the public, but can be approached from the south western end by Forestry Commission land at Woodhouse Copse.