Wales
Burry Port harbour for the Gwendraeth coal
Tidal foreshore Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this shoreline.
Old bottles
Sea pottery
Clay pipe stemsAlso reported: smelting slag.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain), Surrey County Council, David Williams, (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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Why this spot
1879 historic-map era
Harbour built in the 1830s to ship Gwendraeth valley anthracite, with copperworks and lead smelting beside the docks; harbour margins and works ground carry Victorian industrial refuse.
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.