Since the early 1970s, Borth had been protected from the sea by timber groynes. However, in the early 2000s, shoreline studies indicated that these structures were beginning to fail. A new rock-based groyne and beach replenishment scheme was eventually commissioned, the majority of works being carried out on the seafront in 2011.
Day-after-day heavy machinery shifted hundreds of thousand of tonnes of rock and shingle into place. This activity was disruptive for many residents, but also provided a spectacle for others.
Contributor: Hilary Matthews