page_title: Monks Bay
section_title: Geology
hierarchical_section_title: Monks Bay / Geology
caption_attribution_description: Monks Bay, a secluded bay in Bonchurch, Isle of Wight off Shore Road.
context_page_description: Monks Bay is situated on the southern coast of the Isle of Wight, England just to the east of the village of Bonchurch, it is around ¹⁄₃ mile in length. It has proved popular with visitors and is one of the natural highlights of the town, which has been the venue for such figures as Charles Dickens. It has also proved to be a good state for local flora to be established. The bay has a row of houses which look out to the English Channel.
context_section_description: The cliffs lining Monks Bay are made of Blue slipper clay and, as such, have been mixed with imported rock to prevent slippage, which would present a danger to the numerous walkers who pass along its shores every year. The bay has a sand and shingle beach above the high tide line, below is a large expanse of sandy beach. In the early 1990s the sea defences in the area were upgraded, with a £1.4 million investment project and the transportation of 25,000 tons of Norwegian granite and 40,000 cubic metres (52,000 cu yd) of sand and shingle to stop aggressive marine erosion. The bay gives its name to a type of Lower Albian ferruginous sandstone, formally known as  Carstone, which is only found on the Isle of Wight.
caption: Looking up the bay
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