Long Knoll
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Long Knoll 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. Long Knoll is a Marilyn
.
Hectare
The hectare is a metric unit of area defined as 10,000 square metres , and primarily used in the measurement of land. In 1795, when the metric system was introduced, the are was defined as being 100 square metres and the hectare was thus 100 ares or 1/100 km2...
biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in the west of the English
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...
county of Wiltshire
Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
, notified in 1971.
Long Knoll is a ridge of chalk grassland some 1.5 km long. It forms the parish boundary between Kilmington
Kilmington, Wiltshire
Kilmington is a village and civil parish in the extreme west of Wiltshire, England. The parish includes the hamlet of Norton Ferris. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 292.It lies on the northern edge of the ancient Selwood Forest...
to the south and Maiden Bradley
Maiden Bradley
Maiden Bradley with Yarnfield is a small Wiltshire civil parish near the Somerset border and the home of the Duke of Somerset. The B3092 road that joins Frome to Mere runs through the middle of the village of Maiden Bradley....
to the north.
The ridge is 288m above sea level at its highest point. Long Knoll is a Marilyn
Marilyn (hill)
A Marilyn is a mountain or hill in the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland or Isle of Man with a relative height of at least 150 metres , regardless of absolute height or other merit...
.
Source
- English Nature citation sheet for the site (accessed 14 August 2006)
External links
- English Nature website (SSSI information)