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Saundersfoot anthracite harbour

Tidal foreshore Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

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

1889 historic-map era

Harbour opened 1829 to ship Pembrokeshire anthracite brought down by tramway through the cliff tunnels; harbour fill and beach margins carry coal-trade and village refuse.

Keep exploring nearby

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