The ballast hole at Melton Ross. This
photograph was taken from the footbridge over the railway lines.
As a child growing up in Melton Ross I was always told that the
ballast hole came about as a result of an aircraft crashing here
during the war, and consequently making the large hole that holds
the water. I do not think for a minute that this is correct,
but I cannot tell you how this large hole or pit did actually come
to be here. There are few months of the year that this hole
does not hold a considerable amount of water and it has become a
haven for wildlife.
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