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UK & Ireland, England

Hartlepool Headland (Block Sands)

Tidal foreshore Documented siteLegal to collect

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: Coloured worn glass, pot.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

1850-1920

Dedicated site guide; long glassmaking and port history.

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