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UK & Ireland, England
Askam-in-Furness
Ironworks slag pier
Old dump ground, tidal Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this shoreline.
Nails and fittings
Sea glassAlso reported: blue-green slag glass, furnace brick.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0), Moximox (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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Why this spot
Furness hematite ironworks (from 1866) tipped its slag into the Duddon estuary, building the pier and banks that still front the village beach
Ironworks and slag-built pier documented by Wikishire and Cumbria Industrial History; collectable slag glass is a beachcomber staple here
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Fast Duddon tides and quicksand patches off the pierSharp slag edges
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.