many , many years ago , whilst it was still a military base there must have been a problem , perhaps with squatters or gypsies , and their solution on how to get rid of the problem was to plant a long row of very , very large concrete blocks , running from the cliff face ( it wasnt a very large cliff face , but it was my cliff face ) to the sea , enclosing a large triangle of waste land , and a fairly presentable portion of a very beautiful beach along with it , and between the two sections was a very dilapidated red and white ( or it used to be ) pole that could be hinged up to let the traffic through , what traffic ?