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Steeped in history, the
fishing village of Chale lies at the southernmost
tip of the Isle of Wight. Its rugged, storm-tossed
coastline has witnessed numerous shipwrecks, not
to mention tales of smugglers and treasure trove.
Stout oak beams from foundered merchantmen adorn
many local inns. Just two miles away is St
Catherine’s Point and some of the island’s finest
views. On the hilltop is a 35ft obelisk, the
remains of a tower built to house a lighthouse in
1323 and locally called the ‘Pepperpot’. It is
reputedly the second oldest lighthouse in Britain.
Nearby is the relic of a second, unfinished
lighthouse built in 1785 and known as the ‘salt
cellar’. The present day lighthouse, built shortly
after a ship was wrecked here in 1837, is west of
Niton.
