England
Emsworth oyster port foreshore
Tidal foreshore Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this shoreline.
Old bottles
Sea pottery
Clay pipe stemsAlso reported: oyster culch finds.
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
1897 historic-map era
Chichester Harbour town whose oyster fleet was among England's largest by 1900, with mill ponds, hards and boatyards; foreshore mud around the town quays is layered with Victorian refuse and shell.
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.