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Tarbert Loch Fyne herring harbour

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: ring-net gear.

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

1898 historic-map era

Herring capital of Loch Fyne in the ring-net era, its harbour crammed with skiffs and curing stations through the late 1800s; harbour margins and shore carry fishery refuse.

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