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Devon, England

Brixham fishing harbour and quays

Tidal foreshore Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery
Clay pipe stemsClay pipe stems

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain), Surrey County Council, David Williams, (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Why this spot

1890 historic-map era

Major trawling port on Tor Bay; inner harbour, slipways and beach collected fishing and town refuse through the 1800s.

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