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Rogaland
Egersund fayance-factory harbour
Tidal foreshore Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this shoreline.
Sea pottery
Old bottlesAlso reported: fishery refuse.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS (Public domain), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).
Why this spot
Victorian bottle era, historically mapped
Sheltered fishing port whose Egersunds Fayancefabrik made tableware from 1847 to 1979; factory waste and seconds entered harbour-side fill.
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.