Afton Down

Afton Down

Afton Down is a hill near the village of Freshwater on the Isle of Wight.

It was the site of the Isle of Wight Festival 1970, where around 500,000 people flocked to see the musical talents of Emerson Lake & Palmer, Free, The Who, The Doors and Jimi Hendrix.cite web|url=http://www.isleofwightfestival.com/isle-of-wight-festival-1970.aspx|title=Isle of Wight Festival History - 1970|publisher=www.isleofwightfestival.com|accessdate=2008-09-01]

There is an obelisk on Afton Down near the cliff edge. It is inscribed with a sad story; "E.L.M. Aged 15 He cometh forth like a flower and is cut down. He fleeth also as a shadow and continueth not. Erected in remembrance of a most dear and only child who was suddenly removed into eternity by a fall from the adjacent cliff on the rocks below. 28th August 1846. Reader prepare to meet thy God, for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth."

A local writerwho notes that it was common for people to climb the cliffs of the area to pick samphire, a plant used to make pickles.

Freshwater Bay Golf Course is located on Afton Down.

A barrow located on Afton Down has been the subject of archaeological interest, and is thought to be from the Bronze Age.cite web|url=http://thehumanjourney.net/|title=Oxford Archaeology: Exploring the Human Journey|publisher=www.thehumanjourney.net|accessdate=2007-07-11] cite web|url=http://thehumanjourney.net/pdf_store/sthames/Isle%20of%20Wight%20Neo-EBA.pdf|title=Neolithic to Early Bronze Age Resource Assessment: The Isle of Wight|publisher=www.thehumanjourney.net|accessdate=2007-07-11]

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