St. Catherine's Oratory affectionately known as The Pepperpot due to its shape is all that now remains of the oratory. It was built in approximately 1328.
According to local legend Walter de Godeton, Lord of Chale, took wine from a shipwreck in Chale Bay. The wine came from a French monastery, and de Godeton was fined and threatened with excommunication for his actions unless he built an oratory and beacon on Chale Down (now St. Catherine's Hill) as penance.
Monks manned the light for many years.
Here are a few pictures of both the inside and out of this small tower. The views from the hill are spectacular and worth the uphill walk!
