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Neath Canal and Melincryddan works reach

Riverbank Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery
Nails and fittingsNails and fittings

Also reported: clay pipes.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

1877 historic-map era

River and canal town where the 1795 Neath Canal served copper, chemical and tinplate works at Melincryddan; canal banks and works ground carry dense 19th-century refuse.

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