These old shipping containers have been protecting the damaged sea wall at Dawlish for nine months but have now been moved up to the north end of the beach for scrapping. The hols in their tops were cut to allow them to be filled up with sand and rock ballast to keep them in place when the tide came in.
Geof Sheppard
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<span class="int-own-work" lang="en">Own work</span>