The Needles by Lucy Sugden Weaving Artist
The Needles
The Needles are chalk stacks rising from the sea off the western tip of the Isle of Wight.
Chalk stacks are the remaining portions of chalk cliffs that have eroded by sea and weathering on both sides. Stacks are often formed from collapsed rock arches that are also a feature of chalk coastlines.
The Needles stacks are the most well known chalk stacks in the United Kingdom and are a popular tourist destination. The Needles Lighthouse is also a notable landmark, situated on the outermost stack
The name ‘Needles’ is thought to be derived from a corruption of the old English word naedl, meaning point or headland.
The Needles is in Isle Of Wight AONB, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Created: 23 May 2022 Edited: 29 November 2023
Local History around The Needles
There are some historic monuments around including:
Two bowl barrows on High Down, 370m west of Tennyson's BeaconHurst Castle and lighthouseRound barrow 100m west of Old CoastguardsBowl barrow on West High Down, 150m north of Roe's HallBowl barrow on Headon HillLower Needles Point batteryNew Battery and High Down Test Site, The NeedlesGolden Hill Fort: buried remains and outer defencesTwo bowl barrows 110m north-east of HeatherdownLong mortuary enclosure on Tennyson Down, 800m west of Freshwater Bay House.
