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UK & Ireland, England
Dell Quay
Chichester Harbour port
Tidal mudflat Inferred from historyGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this shoreline.
Clay pipe stems
Sea potteryAlso reported: coal, oyster-era debris along the hard.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Surrey County Council, David Williams, (CC BY-SA 4.0), NPS (Public domain).
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Why this spot
Landing place of the medieval Port of Chichester, rated seventh port of England in the 14th century, coal and grain quay into the 1800s
Seven centuries of cargo handling are documented; no published record of foreshore finds, this is inference from the port history
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Tidal mud on both sides of the hardChannel floods quickly, working boat traffic at the quay
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