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Thames estuary

Rainham-Coldharbour Point

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What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: Mixed-era glass among much modern debris.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

1880-1935

Historic barge-dumping reach by the Coldharbour landfill peninsula; concrete barges landmark; waste visibly escapes the site.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Foul mud below the path

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