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Kent, England

Dover harbour and seafront foreshore (Kent)

Tidal foreshore Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Clay pipe stemsClay pipe stems
Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: buttons.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), Surrey County Council, David Williams, (CC BY-SA 4.0), NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

1898 historic-map era

Major Cinque Port and cross-Channel packet and naval harbour whose walls, tidal basin and beach gathered dense maritime refuse.

Keep exploring nearby

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