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Dunbar old and Victoria harbours

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: whale and 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

1893 historic-map era

East Lothian burgh with a 1650s old harbour and 1842 Victoria harbour that ran herring and whaling ventures; harbour ground below the castle ruin carries burgh and fishery refuse.

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More spots in this area.

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