Waikato, Waikato Region
Whitianga Mercury Bay timber port
Tidal foreshore Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this shoreline.
Old bottles
Nails and fittingsAlso reported: gum.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Victorian bottle era, historically mapped
Mercury Bay port that shipped vast kauri cargoes and gum from the 1830s onward; wharf ground and mill sites rim the harbourside town.
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.