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Whitby Beach (West Cliff toward Sandsend), North Yorkshire

Tidal foreshore Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Sea glassSea glass
Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: plus the town's famous Whitby jet; the glass reflects the busy Victorian port and resort rather than a single named dump..

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

Why this spot

19th to 20th century

Included as a well-documented Yorkshire glass-coast beach; the historical source is diffuse port and town waste rather than one recorded Victorian tip.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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