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Old 28-01-2018, 09:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Coquet View Post
Hi Derilda, this is Amble Beach as Hollydog mentions, sorry I forgot to include the precise location in the earlier post. The water out of this appears to be contaminated with red ochre as associated with mining. Not sure why that is. The ground it is draining probably underlay Hauxley pit heap at one time, that perhaps something to do with direction for 300 yards you will reach the more modern outfall pipe of the now defunct Hauxley Colliery surface pumping station.
Behind this drain, slightly north next to the road is what I presume was a WW2 tank trap ? There are a few more similar to this over on Druridge dunes in various locations
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