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Minster Leas / Warden, Isle of Sheppey, Kent

Tidal foreshore Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Sea glassSea glass
Sea potterySea pottery
Old bottlesOld bottles

Also reported: some of it derived from old dumped material and later landfill exposed by the fast coastal erosion around Warden Point and Eastchurch Gap..

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

Why this spot

19th to 20th century

Sheppey is better known to collectors for London Clay fossils (sharks' teeth, pyrite) than glass, but the eroding cliffs and old tips do release sea glass and pottery. Distinguish genuine old material from recent fly-tipped waste, which is a live local issue.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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