Tags: Lighthouse, Tower.
St. Catherine’s Oratory is a medieval lighthouse on St. Catherine’s Down near the southern coast of the Isle of Wight the Back of the Wight. It was built by Lord of Chale Walter de Godeton (sometimes spelled Goditon) as an act of penance for plundering wine from the wreck of St. Marie of Bayonne in Chale Bay on April 20 1313 AD. The lighthouse tower is known locally as the Pepperpot.The lighthouse is a stone structure 4 stories high.
