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Pays de la Loire
Ancenis, France
Loire islands Coton and Mouchet, low-water wrecks
Riverbank Source-confirmed findsProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Wreck timber
Nails and fittings
Sea potteryAlso reported: river glass.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS photo (Public domain), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain).
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Why this spot
Tidal-influenced Loire between Nantes and Les Ponts-de-Cé; groyne removal exposes a Roman structure, a Carolingian barge and 17th to 18th c. wrecks under water most of the year.
INRAP Sept 2024: Roman wood and stone structure (1st to 3rd c.) at Ile Coton, 17th and 18th c. wrecks found 2022, a 9th to 10th c. oak barge at Ile Mouchet, dug only at low water mid August to mid OctoberView source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Sudden rises of the LoireShifting sand, deep channels
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