Compton Chine is a geological feature on the south west coast of the
Isle of Wight,
England. It lies between the village of
Brook
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to the east and
Freshwater Bay
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to the west. It is a small sandy coastal gully, one of a number of such
chines on the island created by stream erosion of soft
Cretaceous rocks. It leads from the 50 foot high clifftop to the beach of
Compton Bay.
The Chine drains water off the slopes of
Compton Down, to the north, into the sea.
The
Isle of Wight Coastal Path crosses the top of the chine via a small footbridge.
External links
Useful info on chines of West Wight
{{Chines on the Isle of Wight
Chines of the Isle of Wight