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Old 22-10-2013, 08:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Alan J. View Post
The pole with the footholds was obviously designed for someone to climb for some reason. There was also a similar one at the end of the Amble caravan site near the old sandpit, we used to call it the "Totem pole". It was a concrete construction, the one on the Hauxley links is wooden. They may have some connection with the coastguard rescue teams.
There is another identical wooden one just to the north of Boulmer along the dunes. I always thought they were just lookout posts for something like the coastguard. You do get a good view from the top!
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