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Scratchell's Bay
Scratchell's Bay
	View of Scratchell's Bay looking East
	Scratchell's Bay
Coordinates	50°39′42″N 1°35′01″W / 50.6616°N 1.5835°W
Ocean/sea sources	English Channel

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Scratchell's Bay is a bay on the south west coast of the Isle of Wight, England just to the south east of The Needles. It faces roughly south towards the English Channel, it is 250m in length and is straight. The name is thought to have come from one of the many names for the Devil. The bay itself is shallow, and the 2m contour is aproximately 250m from the cliff face.

The beach is made up mostly of shingle and can only, reasonably, be reached by boat. There is no path from the top of the cliff.^[1] A small cave is located just into the sea at the east end of the bay near Sun Corner. Approximately 150m west of the Easterly promontory is the large St.Anthony's Rock; It is a-wash at low tide (dries to 0.6m on spring low) and is a significant hazard to boats.

The bay is best viewed from either the lookout point near the rocket launching facility or the Needles Old Battery National Trust property on the cliff top.

The iron-clad Irex was wrecked and sank in the bay in 1890 following a navigation error in storms on 24th January with the loss of six lives. ^[2] It lies within the bay^[3]^[4] and a significant portion of the floor of the bay is scattered with the remains of the ship and its iron pipe cargo presenting multiple fouling hazards.

References

^ "Alum Bay and The Needles - Scratchell's Bay". www.needles.shalfleet.net. Retrieved 5 February 2009.
^ *"IREX".
^ Pritchard, Martin; McDonald, Kendall (1987). Dive Wight and Hampshire. Underwater World Publications. p. 32. ISBN 0-946020-15-9.
^ Pritchard, Martin; McDonald, Kendall (1987). Dive Wight and Hampshire. Underwater World Publications. pp. 39–50. ISBN 0-946020-15-9.

[boat_access-1] "Alum Bay and The Needles - Scratchell's Bay". www.needles.shalfleet.net. Retrieved 5 February 2009.

[2] *"IREX".

[Pritchard32-3] Pritchard, Martin; McDonald, Kendall (1987). Dive Wight and Hampshire. Underwater World Publications. p. 32. ISBN 0-946020-15-9.

[Pritchard39-4] Pritchard, Martin; McDonald, Kendall (1987). Dive Wight and Hampshire. Underwater World Publications. pp. 39–50. ISBN 0-946020-15-9.

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 The iron-clad {{SS|Irex||2}} was wrecked and sank in the bay in 1890 following a navigation error in storms on 24th January with the loss of six lives.
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-It lies within the bay.<ref name=Pritchard32>{{cite book |title=Dive Wight and Hampshire |last=Pritchard |first=Martin |last2=McDonald |first2=Kendall  |year=1987 |publisher=Underwater World Publications |isbn=0-946020-15-9 |page=32 }}</ref><ref name=Pritchard39>{{cite book |title=Dive Wight and Hampshire |last=Pritchard |first=Martin |last2=McDonald |first2=Kendall  |year=1987 |publisher=Underwater World Publications |isbn=0-946020-15-9 |pages=39-50 }}</ref> and the floor of the bay is scattered with the remains of the ship and its iron pipe cargo presenting multiple fouling hazards.
+It lies within the bay<ref name=Pritchard32>{{cite book |title=Dive Wight and Hampshire |last=Pritchard |first=Martin |last2=McDonald |first2=Kendall  |year=1987 |publisher=Underwater World Publications |isbn=0-946020-15-9 |page=32 }}</ref><ref name=Pritchard39>{{cite book |title=Dive Wight and Hampshire |last=Pritchard |first=Martin |last2=McDonald |first2=Kendall  |year=1987 |publisher=Underwater World Publications |isbn=0-946020-15-9 |pages=39-50 }}</ref> and a significant portion of the floor of the bay is scattered with the remains of the ship and its iron pipe cargo presenting multiple fouling hazards.
 ==References==