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Horncastle canal basin market town

Riverbank Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery
Clay pipe stemsClay pipe stems

Also reported: fairground and stable brass.

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

1887 historic-map era

Market town at the head of the 1802 Horncastle Canal, famous for its horse fairs, with wharves on the Bain and Waring; the disused basin area and river margins took town refuse after closure in 1885.

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