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Highland, Scotland

Dochgarroch Caledonian Canal lock and weir

Riverbank Documented siteRestricted

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: canal debris.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

Victorian bottle era, historically mapped

Canal lock and weir on the reach above Inverness controlling the level of Loch Dochfour, a working lock station since the 1820s. Lockside refuse gathers here.

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