A Wonder of Human skill and technology in SAMPHIRE HOE
SAMPHIRE HOE country park This unique country park is located on the base of Shakespeare cliff in the west of Dover, Kent, in the of the south of London. This piece of land is reclaimed from the sea just to dispose off 4.9 Million cubic meter chalk marl produced during the excavation of channel tunnel under English channel in between England and France. When the project of the tunnel was planned, disposal of chalk marl was the major issue after so many discussion and considering 60 different purposed sites this site was finally approved in 1980. To create an artificial lagoon for about 30 hectares, construction of retaining walls was started. In 1988 when the excavation of channel tunnel started the material was shifted to this site by train which was already existed here, and this project was completed in 1994 after completion of other development work