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Long Knoll

Long Knoll
Long view of Long Knoll - geograph.org.uk - 946041.jpg
Long view of Long Knoll
Highest point
Elevation 288
Prominence 171 m (561 ft)
Parent peak Beacon Batch
Listing Marilyn
Geography
Location Wiltshire, England
OS grid ST786376
Topo map OS Landranger 183

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.



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