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Galle Fort: lighthouse beach (VOC flagged)

BOTTLE DIGGING RESTRICTED INFERRED

Where: India & Indian Ocean · Asia · approx. 6.02, 80.22 (vicinity only)

Why this spot: 1640-1940

What turns up: Frosted whites and greens; legally hot older material stays put

Access: Restricted.

UNESCO site; the 1998 amendment extends the Ordinance to territorial waters - the harbour seabed is off-limits, and all VOC-era (pre-1815) objects are state property. Post-1815 sea glass on the sand: tolerated, surface only. A VOC onion shard gets photographed, not pocketed.

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Pins are approximate by design. This page is historical research, not permission to dig. Check ownership and local law first.