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Swansea, Wales

Loughor estuary tinplate town and castle

Tidal foreshore Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

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

Tinplate town at the Loughor estuary crossing; foreshore fill and works refuse below the old castle.

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