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Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales

Treorchy upper Rhondda Fawr works waste

Riverbank 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

1899 historic-map era

Coal town opened by the Bute pits from the 1860s; ash tips and works waste line the valley floor by the river.

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