# New Chine

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New Chine

New Chine on the Isle of Wight

Chine on the Isle of Wight

New Chine

**New Chine** is a geological feature on the south west coast of the [Isle of Wight](/source/Isle_of_Wight), [England](/source/England) (the [Back of the Wight](/source/Back_of_the_Wight)).[1] It is west of the village of [Chale](/source/Chale). It is a sandy coastal ravine, one of a number of such [chines](/source/Chine) on the island created by stream erosion of soft [Cretaceous](/source/Cretaceous) rocks. It leads from the 190 foot high clifftop to a [knickpoint](/source/Knickpoint) approximately one third of way down the cliff face above [Chale Bay](/source/Chale_Bay) beach.

The Chine is one of three chines that have been eroded by a small unnamed brook that descends from [Chale](/source/Chale) that drains rainwater from the west side of [St. Catherine's Hill](/source/St._Catherine's_Down). The other two chines are [Ladder Chine](/source/Ladder_Chine) and [Walpen Chine](/source/Walpen_Chine). The brook initially wound its way to the cliff face and its descent over the edge created Ladder chine. As the cliff eroded, the brook found a shorter path to the sea and started creating Walpen Chine to the east of Ladder chine. As the cliff eroded further, the brook moved east again and is currently eroding an unnamed chine labelled New Chine.

New Chine consists of two small narrow ravines that feed the same knickpoint. The main ravine has the brook running through it for all but the driest parts of the summer. 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](/source/Isle_of_Wight_Coastal_Path) runs alongside the top of the chine and part of the brook.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Bruce, Peter (2001). *Wight Hazards* (3 ed.). Lymington: Boldre Marine. p. 32. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9781871680362](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781871680362).

Around the Chines of the Isle of Wight West Walpen Chine New Chine East Blackgang Chine

v t e 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

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