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North Holland
Enkhuizen Zuiderzee herring-port fills
Tidal foreshore Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this shoreline.
Clay pipe stems
Sea pottery
Old bottlesPhotos via Wikimedia Commons: Surrey County Council, David Williams, (CC BY-SA 4.0), NPS (Public domain), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
1832 historic-map era
Great 17th-c herring and VOC port that slowly silted; harbour fills, dike toes and reclaimed foreshore hold long-period town refuse.
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.