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Wareham foreshore (River Frome / Wareham Channel)

Tidal foreshore Documented siteRestricted

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Sea potterySea pottery
Clay pipe stemsClay pipe stems

Also reported: glass, riverside and quay debris.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS (Public domain), Surrey County Council, David Williams, (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Why this spot

Saxon to medieval river port (Wareham walls, Saxon burh)

Saxon burh with surviving earth walls; the tidal river is protected SSSI ground.View source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

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

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