These Coastguard Cottages overlook the well known haunt of many smugglers. As the bay was frequently watched by Revenue Men, the smugglers often employed local farmers, apparently going about their usual activity of gathering seaweed from the shore to use as fertiliser, as a cover for their more sinister task of collecting hidden contraband.
A watertight chamber was discovered near here in 1830 after the Revenue Men were given information by a local inhabitant. This smugglers' hiding place was situated between the high and low tide marks. Contraband could be retrieved at low tide, when the entrance would be revealed, but the ensuing incoming tide would not only cover the entrance but would also leave a layer of sand as it retreated, once again hiding the entrance.
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