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Ostrobothnia
Kristinestad wooden shipping town
Tidal foreshore Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this shoreline.
Old bottles
Sea pottery
Clay pipe stemsAlso reported: tar-trade items.
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
Preserved wooden town that owned a deep-sea fleet and shipped tar and timber; inner bay margins hold 18th-19th c port refuse.
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.