Explore  /  Europe  /  Cornwall

Cornwall, England

Pentewan silted china-clay harbour

Tidal foreshore Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: clay-trade debris.

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

Why this spot

Victorian bottle era, historically mapped

Small china-clay harbour and railway that repeatedly silted up; the buried basin and beach hold clay-era refuse.

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

Check access and collecting rules for each site.