Indonesia, Bengkulu
Bengkulu British Bencoolen pepper coast
Tidal foreshore Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this shoreline.
Sea pottery
Old bottles
Coins and tokensPhotos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS (Public domain), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0).
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Why this spot
Victorian bottle era, historically mapped
Britain's pepper outpost of Bencoolen from 1685 to 1824, anchored by Fort Marlborough and Raffles' residency; the fort foreshore and old town carry EIC-era ground.
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.