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Lefroy nine-mile gold ghost town

Old dump ground Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Nails and fittingsNails and fittings

Also reported: crockery.

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

1880s gold town near the Tamar heads that once rivalled regional centres, now a scatter of houses among mullock; church and hotel sites mark the old grid.

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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