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Schoonhoven silver-town Lek waterfront

Riverbank Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery
Clay pipe stemsClay pipe stems

Also reported: small metal finds.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain), Surrey County Council, David Williams, (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Why this spot

1832 historic-map era

Silversmithing town on the tidal Lek with a small vluchthaven; workshop and household refuse from the 1700s-1900s in waterfront fill.

Keep exploring nearby

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