New Chine

It is a sandy coastal ravine, one of a number of such chines on the island created by stream erosion of soft Cretaceous rocks.

It leads from the 190 foot high clifftop to a knickpoint approximately one third of way down the cliff face above Chale Bay beach.

The brook initially wound its way to the cliff face and its descent over the edge created Ladder chine.

The smaller more westerly ravine is eroded when the brook overflows during flash flooding and the excess water finds a second route to the cliff edge.

The Isle of Wight Coastal Path runs alongside the top of the chine and part of the brook.