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Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales

Ferndale Rhondda Fach coal-town tips

Riverbank Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery
Clay pipe stemsClay pipe stems

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

1899 historic-map era

Colliery town that grew after the 1850s pits opened; terraced streets and works tips backed onto the Rhondda Fach.

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