2011

SN6089 : A quiet afternoon on the beach: Borth sea defences

taken 13 years ago, near to Borth, Ceredigion/Sir Ceredigion, Wales

A quiet afternoon on the beach: Borth sea defences
A quiet afternoon on the beach: Borth sea defences
In a constant - and noisy - round of activity a relay of tippers are emptying sharp shale into a trench dug by the excavators which removed a groyne earlier in the day. As soon as one tipper dumps its load the bulldozer on the left pushes it into place before the next tipper arrives. The purpose is to stabilise the sand which will be pushed back on top of the shale (according to a chatty workman), followed by the original pebbles. This all has to be done while the tide is out.

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Category: Sea defences
This photo is linked from: Galleries: · Sea defence renewal, Borth Automatic Clusters: · Borth Sea Defences [40] · Groyne at Borth [25] ·
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SN6089, 263 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Chris Denny   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 20 April, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 21 April, 2011
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SN 607 893 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:29.0272N 4:3.1671W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SN 607 892
View Direction
North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
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