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Maidens Harbour wall was originally built to allow commericial fishing boats to remain at mooring rather than be dragged up out of the water onto the foreshore.
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It does a really good job of protecting the enclosed harbour on what is a relatively exposed piece of coast.
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Behind the wall the sea remains calm but over the years the harbour has silted up with sand.
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The harbour has been taken over by the Maidens Community Harbour Trust. With the aid of a local authority grant, they bought a dredging barge and a dump truck. Volunteers are dredging the harbour but this time for recreational use.
O6/04/2008