Shepherds Chine Isle of Wight Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales Circa 1870

SHEPHERDS-CHINE, a picturesque chasm in the west coast of the Isle of Wight; 2 ¼ miles SE of Brixton. It began to be formed, in the latter part of last century, by a shepherd’s diverting to its site a rivulet which previously flowed in a channel to the W.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].