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Castile and Leon, Castille and León

La Granja royal glassworks town

Old dump ground Documented siteRestricted

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals
Old bottlesOld bottles

Also reported: reference only.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Victorian bottle era, historically mapped

Seat of the Royal Glass Factory from 1727 making crystal for the Spanish court; works tips and town fills hold cullet and rejects, on protected royal-site ground.

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