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Gwynedd, Wales

Blaenau Ffestiniog slate-town tips

Old dump ground Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: crockery.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

1900 historic-map era

Slate town ringed by the Ffestiniog quarries and railway; domestic tips among the vast slate waste.

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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