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Cornwall, England

Delabole slate-quarry tips

Old dump ground Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: slate waste.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

Victorian bottle era, historically mapped

Great slate quarry village; spoil banks, works yards and quarry housing left refuse across the tip ground.

Keep exploring nearby

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