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Somerset, England

Midsomer Norton coalfield and canal

Riverbank Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: colliery debris.

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

Why this spot

Victorian bottle era, historically mapped

Somerset coalfield town on the Somerset Coal Canal line; colliery and town refuse tipped near the water and tramroads.

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