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Banff harbour and county town shore

Tidal foreshore Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery
Clay pipe stemsClay pipe stems

Also reported: herring trade relics.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain), Surrey County Council, David Williams, (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Why this spot

1902 historic-map era

Georgian county town with a Telford-improved harbour of 1818 serving herring and coasting trade before Macduff took the fishing; harbour and Deveron mouth margins carry burgh refuse.

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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