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.
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.
Monks Bay