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Blast Beach, Nose's Point, Dawdon, County Durham

Tidal foreshore Documented siteRestricted

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Sea glassSea glass
Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Moximox (CC BY-SA 4.0), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

19th to 20th century

The Durham Coast SSSI status means it is protected primarily for its magnesian-limestone grassland and post-industrial recovery; treat it as a look-and-photograph site rather than a dig.View source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Tidal foreshore, check tide times
soft mud and eroding ground in places.

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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