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Elevation of some places in the Isle of Wight, and the County of Dorset.

By the Barometer, Height above the level of the sea From the trigonometrical Survey.
HAMPSHIRE.
Isle of Wight Feet
Niton, S.S.W 275
St. Catherine's Sea-Mark, or Signal-house 750
Alum Chalybeate Spring, below St. Catherine's, S.S.W. Coast 130
Shanklin-Hill, S.S.E. the chalk begins to crop out at Steep-hill 769
Bembridge Down, E.S.E 400 from Sir H. Englefield. Vide. vol vi. of the Linn. Trans.
Motteston or Mottiston Downs W.S.W. 698
High-Down, signal-house 430
High-Dow, Light-house 379
The furthest and most western part of High Down above the Needles 189
DORSETSHIRE
Isle of Purbeck
A hillock on Poole heayh, half a mille W. by S. of the town of Poole; and S.W. by S. of branksea Castle 102
Nine barrow Down W. of Studland 625 642, reckoning the level of the sea from low-water mark. Vide Maton's Obs. on the West Count. vol i. p. 18.
Corfe-Castle (village) Ship-inn 105
The hill on which Corfe castle stands 207
Challer hill, E. of Corfe castle hummock 390
Norden hill, W. of Corfe-castle hummock 369
St. Adhelm's, St. Alban's or St. Haldham's head 669
Swyer hill (top) W.N.W. of Encombe 669
Isle of Portland
Signal-house, a little to the N.N.E. of the village of Chesil 458
Southwell (village) S.S.W. of the island 99
Southern Light-house 64