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Tunnel at Marshall Meadows
England's most northerly tunnel is located at Marshall Meadows, to the north of Berwick upon Tweed; the south end of the tunnel is by the caravan park and the cave-like north end leads to a steep path down into the bay. The tunnel was constructed in the early 20th century to transport kelp (seaweed) from the beach at Marshall Meadows Bay, which was at that time, otherwise inaccessible. The seaweed was distributed via a 'seaweed railway' and used as manure on the local farms. The tunnel had rails and used Marshall Meadows Burn (stream) to provide the motive power to pull trucks of seaweed. However, the steam was later diverted and the tunnel could no longer be used for its original purpose. Local folklore also says the tunnel was also used by smugglers in days gone by![1]
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THE MARSHALL MEADOWSBERWICK-UPON-TWEED
- A detailed article by Roger Jermy, Backtrack, July 2017. "....Passengers travelling northwards along the East Coast Main Line after Berwickupon-Tweed cannot fail to be impressed by this beautiful section of …
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North portal, Marshall Meadows tunnel from the Berwickshire Coastal Path
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
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THE MARSHALL MEADOWSBERWICK-UPON-TWEED
- A detailed article by Roger Jermy, Backtrack, July 2017. "....Passengers travelling northwards along the East Coast Main Line after Berwickupon-Tweed cannot fail to be impressed by this beautiful section of …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
from Geograph (geograph)
North portal, Marshall Meadows tunnel from the Berwickshire Coastal Path
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
