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Hell-Ville French naval station on Nosy Be

Tidal foreshore Documented siteRestricted
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What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Nails and fittingsNails and fittings
Sea potterySea pottery

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

Victorian bottle era, historically mapped

French naval station from 1841 on Nosy Be, later a sugar and ylang-ylang port with a cannon-lined waterfront; old quay ground carries naval and plantation refuse.

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