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Southern Europe, Brittany

Saint-Malo

Eventail / Bon-Secours shingle

Tidal foreshore Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery

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

Why this spot

1700-1935

Sea-glass guide documents both beaches: the walled corsair port has thrown bottles over these ramparts for centuries - around a hundred pieces an hour; Bon-Secours runs to dark olive and black pirate glass.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

12 m tide range - watch cut-offs against the walls

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

Check access and collecting rules for each site.