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Blaenau Gwent, Wales

Blaenavon ironworks and colliery ground

Old dump ground Documented siteRestricted
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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: 1790s-1900s slag.

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

Why this spot

1880 historic-map era

Ironworks and coal town, now a World Heritage Site; the works and much surrounding ground are protected.

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