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Spakenburg botter-fishing harbour
Tidal foreshore Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this shoreline.
Old bottles
Clay pipe stemsAlso reported: crockery, fishing gear.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), Surrey County Council, David Williams, (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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Why this spot
1832 historic-map era
Classic Zuiderzee fishing village whose botter fleet worked until the 1932 closure; harbour mud and shore fill hold fishery-era refuse.
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.