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Padstow quays on the Camel estuary

Tidal foreshore Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery
Clay pipe stemsClay pipe stems

Also reported: fishing gear 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

1881 historic-map era

Camel estuary port with coastal and Irish trade, shipbuilding and a fishing fleet through the 1800s; the inner harbour and Town Bar mud lie directly below old quayside housing.

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