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UK & Ireland, England
Sittingbourne
Milton Creek brickfield ash shore
Old dump ground, tidal Inferred from historyPermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this shoreline.
Clay pipe stems
Sea potteryAlso reported: ash-tip glass, brick and paper-mill debris.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Surrey County Council, David Williams, (CC BY-SA 4.0), NPS (Public domain).
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Why this spot
Barge creek that fed Sittingbourne's Victorian brickfields with London household ash and cinders, leaving refuse-laced foreshore and made ground
Refuse-and-cinder barge trade to the brickfields is documented; specific creekside find spots are historical inference, not a published dig
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Soft estuary mudSharp Victorian glass and metal, isolated reaches
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.