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Minho, Viana do Castelo

Viana Lima-mouth cod-fleet quays

Tidal foreshore Documented siteRestricted

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Nails and fittingsNails and fittings

Also reported: faience.

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

Why this spot

Victorian bottle era, historically mapped

Lima estuary port with deep shipbuilding and later cod-fleet tradition; quays and estuary margins carry 19th-20th c maritime refuse.

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