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Derbyshire, England

Woodhead head of the Longdendale reservoirs

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Old bottlesOld bottles

Also reported: 1840s-1870s navvy and farm debris (report only).

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Victorian bottle era, historically mapped

Topmost of the Longdendale chain by the old Woodhead rail tunnels and navvy grounds serving Manchester's supply.

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