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South Yorkshire, England

Rotherham Don Navigation and steel-town banks

Riverbank Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: slag, glass.

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

Why this spot

1893 historic-map era

Iron, steel and pottery town on the Don Navigation, heavily built up from the 1820s. Riverside and wharf margins carry works refuse.

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