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Cumbria, England

Ambleside Waterhead and Roman Galava fort area

Lake shore Documented siteProhibited, look only

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Old bottlesOld bottles

Also reported: context only, no digging.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Victorian bottle era, historically mapped

Victorian resort at the head of Windermere with a steamer pier at Waterhead, beside the Roman fort of Galava at Borrans. Resort-era shore fill lies near a protected Roman site.

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