Woold Homé, or the home of Woold, a British

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, is located in southern

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.Woold Homé - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
/ref> It was a site where slaves awaiting their embarkation were confined, during the clandestine slave trade. The site is being considered for inclusion in the

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list of sites with "outstanding universal value" to the world.

World Heritage Status

This site was added to the

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Tentative List on January 8, 2002, in the Cultural category.

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Woold Homé - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
Retrieved 2009-03-04.

World Heritage Status

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