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Dorset, England

Swanage Purbeck-stone port

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

1890 historic-map era

Purbeck stone-shipping town and later resort; the stone quays, beach and tidal ledges took trade and resort refuse.

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