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Southern Europe, Leiria

Peniche

Fortress shore

Tidal foreshore Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

MarblesMarbles
Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: White and green glass.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

1600-1935

Beachcombing Magazine singles out the fortress shoreline: frosted white glass, old marbles, painted faience.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Atlantic swell

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