268 Dr. Berger on the Geology, ^c, 



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



By the Barometer, Height 

 above the level of the sea. 



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-hiil, S.S.E. the 



chalk begins to crop out 



at Steep-hill 769 



Bembridge Down, E.S.E 



Motteston or Mottistoa 



Downs W.S.W 



High Down, Signal-house .... 430 

 High Down, Light-house .... 379 

 The furthest and most 



western part of High 



Down abovethc Needles .... 189 



DORSETSHIRE. 



I4e ofPurhedc. 

 A hillock on Poole heath, 



half a mile W. by S. of 



the town of Poole; and 



S.W. by S. of Branksea 



Castle 102 



Nine Barrow Down W. of 



Studland 625 



Corfe-caslle (village) Ship- 

 inn 105 



The hill on which Corfe- 



castle stands 207 



Challerhill, E. of Corfe- 



castle liummock 390 



Nordcn hill, W. of Corfe- 



castle hummock 369 



St. Adhclm's, St. Alban's 



or St. Aldham's head 344 



Swyor hill (top) W.N.AV. 



of Encombe 669 



Isle of Portland. 

 Signal. house, a little to 

 the N.N.E. of the viU 



lage of Chcsil . . . 

 Southwell (villagO S.S.AV. 



of the islatul 

 Southern Lisrht-hm-.s.i 



From the trigonometrical 

 Survey. 



. 400 from Sir II. Englefield. 

 Vide vol. vi. of the Liuii. Trans. 

 . 698 



. 642, reckoning the level of 

 the sea from low-water mark. — 

 Vide Maton's Obs. on the West. 

 Count, vol, i. p. IS. 



458 



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