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Totnes quays at the head of the Dart

Riverbank Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Clay pipe stemsClay pipe stems
Nails and fittingsNails and fittings

Also reported: Devon slipware.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), Surrey County Council, David Williams, (CC BY-SA 4.0), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

1886 historic-map era

Head of navigation on the Dart where sailing barges and small coasters worked timber, cider and corn quays into the early 1900s; the mill leats and riverbank below town carry old refuse layers.

Keep exploring nearby

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