Hengistbury Head from Mudeford
The constantly changing sand spit formed off the eastern end of Hengistbury Head. For a brief period in the 17th century a channel was dug through the spit so vessels could avoid the treacherous natural entrance to Mudeford harbour. But it lasted only a few years before being abandoned. Today the spit hosts a 17th century building known as the Black House, a cafe and an array of beach huts
© Images by David Monkhouse, Associate of the Royal Photographic Society
