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Cromarty merchant burgh foreshore

Tidal foreshore Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery
Coins and tokensCoins and tokens

Also reported: clay pipes.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain), West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Why this spot

1904 historic-map era

Georgian trading burgh at the Sutors, with a 1780s hemp works, brewery and herring station that faded through the 1800s leaving the town preserved; foreshore below the vennels carries burgh refuse.

Keep exploring nearby

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