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Vastra Gotaland, Västra Götaland

Lysekil herring-saltery skerry port

Tidal foreshore Documented siteRestricted

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea glassSea glass

Also reported: tins, crockery.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), Moximox (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Why this spot

Victorian bottle era, historically mapped

Bohuslan herring town with salteries, canning and a bathing resort era; shore crevices and harbour fill hold fishery and resort refuse.

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