Customs huts

There are two huts perched on the side of the Martray dike, half a kilometer apart. These huts, with just one small room, were used by customs officers to keep an eye on the coastline and prevent the theft of shellfish and fish, or the looting of wrecked ships. Customs officers were also tasked with checking the quantity of salt carried by ships, to see if there was any fraudulent declaration. Officers on duty were provided with a hearth to keep warm in cold weather, and to cook their meals. Huts were also used to keep an eye on ships, as evidenced by the sighting hole in the Foirouse hut, right in line with the Chanchardon lighthouse.
They were then used for coastal defense, before being used to store equipment for the Foirouse fish lock, one of whose huts bears the same name. The other is called Cabane de Maisonneuve. The walls of the latter are in better condition than those of the former and, unlike the former, are virtually free of graffiti.