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Farley Mount Monument

The site is named after the famous monument to the horse named 'Beware Chalk Pit'. It belonged to Paulet St John, the 3rd Earl of Bolingbroke. The horse carried its owner to a racing victory in 1734, just a year after it fell into a chalk pit during a fox-hunt.

There are fine views in every direction. A camera phone doesn't do justice, but the extra is a view towards the Solent and the Isle of Wight.

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