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Kirkcudbright Dee harbour burgh

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: fishery ironwork.

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

1895 historic-map era

Galloway county burgh and small port on the tidal Dee, trading coastwise and to Liverpool with a fishing fleet that persists today; harbour ground and tidal margins carry burgh refuse.

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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