The Needles is a row of three distinct stacks of chalk that rise out of the sea off the western extremity of the Isle of Wight.
The formation takes its name from a fourth needle-shaped pillar called Lot's Wife that collapsed in a storm in 1764. The remaining rocks are not at all needle-like, but the name has stuck. The Needles Lighthouse stands at the outer, western end of the formation. Built in 1859, it has been automated since 1994.
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Location: Alum Bay, Isle Of Wight, PO39 0JD, UK
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