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Greater Manchester, England

Marple Peak Forest Canal aqueduct reach

Riverbank Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

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

Victorian bottle era, historically mapped

Canal town at the Peak Forest aqueduct and locks over the Goyt from the 1800s, with lime and cotton trades. Canal margins hold works refuse.

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