Otago
Moeraki whaling station bay village
Tidal foreshore Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this shoreline.
Old bottles
Clay pipe stemsAlso reported: 1830s-1890s try-pot fragments.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), Surrey County Council, David Williams, (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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Why this spot
Victorian bottle era, historically mapped
1836 whaling station on a sheltered bay, among the oldest European sites in the south; station ground and jetty margins hold early contact-era material.
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.