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County Waterford, Munster
Cappoquin head of the Blackwater tide
Tidal foreshore Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this shoreline.
Old bottles
Sea pottery
Clay pipe stemsAlso reported: river boat ironwork.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain), Surrey County Council, David Williams, (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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Why this spot
1904 historic-map era
Market town at the tidal head of the Munster Blackwater, where river sailing boats worked cargo to Youghal and a bacon factory ran from 1862; quay margins and tidal mud carry river-trade refuse.
Keep exploring nearby
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