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Devon, England

Salcombe estuary port and boatyards

Tidal foreshore Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery
Clay pipe stemsClay pipe stems

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain), Surrey County Council, David Williams, (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Why this spot

Victorian bottle era, historically mapped

Fruit-schooner port and boatbuilding town on the Kingsbridge estuary; yards and quays left waterside refuse in the 1800s.

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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