This seemingly deserted bay played a vital role between 1943 and 1944 in the testing of parts of the Mullbery Harbour used after the D-Day landings in Normandy during World War II. The bay was picked because it was remote and the beach had similar characteristics to that of the Normandy landing site. At low tide you can see the remains of one of the fixed pierheads which was destroyed in a storm in 2006, it can be seen on the left of the photo not far off the shore.
