Structures
A structure is defined as any man made feature or archaeological site that is now to be found on the beach, or below high water mark.
The sea has been rising ever since the end of the last Ice Age and, as a result, many structures which have been built on the shore are now underwater. In addition there are structures which were originally built in the water such as piers and quays. Around the Dorset coast there are submerged causeways, harbours, industrial sites and even the remains of a formal garden.
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Gardens in the sea? - Intertidal structures in the Fleet, Dorset
A first for Dorset, this is perhaps the first time the remains of a formal garden have been discovered under the sea.
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The Fleet Wadeway
The existence of a stone 'road' crossing the Fleet lagoon has long been known to people working in the Fleet. Sometimes known as the 'smugglers road' it was the subject of various folk tales which attempted to explain its origin and function.
