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Morfa Conwy

Victorian tip beach

Tidal foreshore Documented siteLegal to collect

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Old bottlesOld bottles

Also reported: Coloured and uranium glass.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

1870-1925

Called the best colour beach in Britain after Seaham - the Victorian municipal tip erodes directly onto the shore; URANIUM GLASS that fluoresces under UV documented in the 2026 guides.

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