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Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Givors Rhone glassworks town
Old dump ground Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Old bottlesAlso reported: cullet, kiln brick.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).
Why this spot
Victorian bottle era, historically mapped
Rhone-side glass town whose verrerie ran from 1749 into the 20th century making black bottles for the Midi wine trade; works tips and river margins hold cullet and rejects.
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.