View of Compton Bay from Compton Cliff by Lucy Sugden Weaving Artist
Compton Bay
A scenic bay on the southwest coast of the Isle of Wight.
Part of the Isle of Wight Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) that is popular for walking and especially fossil and dinosaur footprint hunting that were made around 120 million years ago.
Created: 21 May 2022 Edited: 29 November 2023
Compton Bay
Local History around Compton Bay
There are some historic monuments around including:
Three confluent bowl barrows 340m ESE of Freshwater Bay Golf Clubhouse: part of a round barrow cemetery on Afton DownBowl barrow 350m north east of Compton FarmTwo bowl barrows on High Down, 370m west of Tennyson's BeaconBowl barrow 540m NNW of Longstone Cottage: part of a round barrow cemetery on Mottistone DownRound barrow cemetery on Brook Down known as 'Five Barrows'Round barrow 870m north east of Brook Hill HouseBowl barrow in Coombe Plantation on Chessell Down: 710m north west of Longstone CottageRound barrow 600m south east of Sudmoor CottageBowl barrow 650m SE of Shalcombe Manor: part of a round barrow cemetery on Pay DownThree bowl barrows 280m south east of Freshwater Bay Golf Clubhouse: part of a round barrow cemetery on Afton DownBouldnor BatteryBowl barrow on Tapnell DownBowl barrow on Mottistone Common: 300m west of Longstone CottageBowl barrow 340m south east of Freshwater Bay Golf Clubhouse: part of a round barrow cemetery on Afton DownCastle Hill earthworkBowl barrow 830m SE of Shalcombe Manor: part of a round barrow cemetery on Pay DownLong mortuary enclosure on Tennyson Down, 800m west of Freshwater Bay HouseA bowl barrow and a bell barrow 600m SSE of Shalcombe Manor: part of a round barrow cemetery on Pay DownBell barrow on Shalcombe Down: 500m south west of Shalcombe ManorThree bowl barrows 700m SE of Shalcombe Manor: part of a round barrow cemetery on Pay DownBowl barrow 200m south east of Freshwater Bay Golf Clubhouse: part of a round barrow cemetery on Afton DownBowl barrow in woodland on Shalcombe Down: 200m south west of Shalcombe ManorGolden Hill Fort: buried remains and outer defencesBowl barrow in Coombe Plantation on Chessell Down: 830m north west of Longstone CottageTwo bowl barrows 460m NNW of Longstone Cottage: part of a round barrow cemetery on Mottistone DownYarmouth CastleHurst Castle and lighthouseLong barrow and part of a round barrow cemetery 130m SSE of Freshwater Bay Golf Clubhouse, on Afton DownTwo bowl barrows 440m north of Longstone Cottage: part of a round barrow cemetery on Mottistone DownRound barrow cemetery on East Afton DownRound barrow 100m west of Old CoastguardsThe Longstone: a long barrow 60m south of Longstone Cottage.
