Square pond in the saltings
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Square pond in the saltings
Image: © Robin Webster Taken: 1 Jun 2014
There is a whole string of rectangular ponds dug in the saltings just below the sea wall. These are believed to be oyster pits where oysters were planted to fatten up. There are signs this area of saltings was once enclosed by a sea wall, but lost to the sea a long time ago.
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Image Location
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51.711295
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0.732679