chalk-measures

Updated: June 13, 2025

The coast is not of so much interest beyond, but the cliffs, which are the outposts of the chalk-measures, become more lofty at Freshwater Gate, and our survey of the island shores terminates at the Main Bench, whose prolonged point goes out to the Needles.

Joel Cook - England, Picturesque and Descriptive: A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel