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Dorset, England

Christchurch Avon and Stour harbour

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

Old town and smuggling harbour where the Avon and Stour meet the sea; quays and tidal mud took trade and town refuse.

Keep exploring nearby

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