Cumbria, England
Elterwater slate quarry and gunpowder village
Lake shore Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Old bottles
Sea potteryAlso reported: quarry refuse.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain).
Why this spot
Victorian bottle era, historically mapped
Green-slate quarry village beside Elter Water with a large gunpowder works in the valley. Quarry and works refuse along the tarn and beck.
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