Stenbury Down is a
chalk
Chalk is a soft, white, porous, sedimentary carbonate rock. It is a form of limestone composed of the mineral calcite and originally formed deep under the sea by the compression of microscopic plankton that had settled to the sea floor. Ch ...
down on the
Isle of Wight
The Isle of Wight (Help:IPA/English, /waɪt/ Help:Pronunciation respelling key, ''WYTE'') is an island off the south coast of England which, together with its surrounding uninhabited islets and Skerry, skerries, is also a ceremonial county. T ...
. It is located close to the town of
Ventnor
Ventnor () is a seaside resort town and civil parishes in England, civil parish established in the Victorian era on the southeast coast of the Isle of Wight, England, from Newport, Isle of Wight, Newport. It is situated south of St Boniface D ...
, in the southeast of the island, and rises to 226 metres at its highest point, west of
Wroxall, Isle of Wight
Wroxall is a village and civil parish in the central south of the Isle of Wight, England. In 2011 the parish had a population of 1753.
It is close to Appuldurcombe House.
The parish church is St. John's Church, Wroxall.
Bus services operated ...
. Stenbury Down is an elongate down running approximately north to south.
At the north end of Stenbury Down, also called Appuldurcombe Down, there is an obelisk erected in 1774 by Sir Richard Worsley in memory of Sir Robert Worsley of
Appuldurcombe House
Appuldurcombe House (also spelt Appledorecombe or Appledore Combe) is the shell of a large 18th-century English Baroque English country house, country house of the Worsley baronets, Worsley family. The house is situated near to Wroxall, Isle of ...
. The monument was struck by lightning in 1831 and partially demolished. In 1983 it was restored to its current state by General Sir Richard Worsley with assistance from the Isle of Wight Council and the people of Gatcombe Parish.
There are also two prominent radio masts. The northern end terminates in the Gat Cliff, whereas the southern end transition into Week Down.
Vehicle access is available via Rew Lane and a steep unnamed road.
Hills of the Isle of Wight
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