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Lagos
Badagry, Nigeria
Gberefu Point of No Return beach
Tidal foreshore Inferred from historyProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this shoreline.
Trade beads
Old bottles
Coins and tokensAlso reported: manillas, modern debris.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Unknown (CC BY 4.0), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0).
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Why this spot
Slave port from the 1700s, captives ferried across the lagoon and marched over the barrier island to the Atlantic embarkation beach.
Pilot Guides and travel accounts document the slave-route beach, the barracoon and relic museum with chains, cannons, coins and trade goods; no shoreline finds are publishedView source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Dangerous Atlantic surf and ripHeat, security situation
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.