The 'Cut', Seaton Sluice
The 'Cut', Seaton Sluice
Access to the original harbour at Seaton Sluice was extremely difficult especially when a North-East wind was blowing. By the middle of the 18th century this, together with other limitations of the harbour, made it extremely difficult to cope with the ever-increasing trade in coal and salt. So plans and specifications were drawn up to cut a new harbour eastward through solid rock and by 1764 the work was completed. A major engineering feat in its day the 'Cut, or 'Gut' as it is now known locally, was some 270 metres long, 9 metres wide and 15 metres deep. This harbour has long since fallen into disuse
The 'Cut', Seaton Sluice
The 'Cut', Seaton Sluice
Access to the original harbour at Seaton Sluice was extremely difficult especially when a North-East wind was blowing. By the middle of the 18th century this, together with other limitations of the harbour, made it extremely difficult to cope with the ever-increasing trade in coal and salt. So plans and specifications were drawn up to cut a new harbour eastward through solid rock and by 1764 the work was completed. A major engineering feat in its day the 'Cut, or 'Gut' as it is now known locally, was some 270 metres long, 9 metres wide and 15 metres deep. This harbour has long since fallen into disuse