St Catherine’s Oratory

This monument is locally known as The Pepperpot and was built as a lighthouse in 1312. It stands 35ft high. It is possibly the oldest survivor in Britain.
Today, I enjoyed climbing up to it from the Blackgang viewpoint car park and then walking over St Catherine’s Down into Niton, making a, somewhat muddy in places, circular walk of around 4.5 miles.
Our drama group is known as The Pepperpot Players, mainly because we rehearse and perform in the village of Niton.