Luccombe Chine
Canyon in the United Kingdom
50°36′37″N 1°10′39″W / 50.61028°N 1.17750°W / 50.61028; -1.17750
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Luccombe Chine on the Isle of WightLuccombe Chine is a geological feature and visitor attraction south of the village of Luccombe on the Isle of Wight, England. A wooded coastal ravine, one of a number of such chines on the island created by stream erosion of soft Cretaceous rocks, it leads from the clifftop to Luccombe Bay.
The Chine is at the eastern end of the Isle of Wight Undercliff landslip. A small fishing community existed at the foot of the Chine until 1910, when the settlement was destroyed by a landslip.[1] There were previously steps down to the beach from the clifftop coastal path, but these are now (as of 2017) closed due to erosion and landslips.
References
- ^ Slope Stability Engineering, Institution of Civil Engineers, Thomas Telford, 1991 , ISBN 0727716603 Google Books, retrieved 3 August 2008
External links
- Walk to Luccombe Chine and beach, Isle of Wight Attractions, retrieved 3 August 2008
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Chines on the Isle of Wight
- Alum Bay
- Barnes Chine
- Blackgang Chine
- Brambles Chine
- Brook Chine
- Chilton Chine
- Churchill Chine
- Colwell Bay
- Compton Chine
- Cowleaze Chine
- Grange Chine and Marsh Chine
- Ladder Chine
- Linstone Chine
- Luccombe Chine
- New Chine
- Shanklin Chine
- Shepherd's Chine
- Shippards Chine
- Walpen Chine
- Whale Chine
- Widdick Chine