Essex, England
West Mersea oyster shore, Mersea Island (Essex)
Tidal foreshore Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this shoreline.
Old bottles
Sea potteryAlso reported: oyster shell.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain).
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Why this spot
1897 historic-map era
Famous oyster village at the mouth of the Blackwater whose packing sheds, hards and hulks fringed a shore layered with shell and refuse.
Keep exploring nearby
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