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Musselburgh East Beach to River Esk mouth

Tidal foreshore Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Sea potterySea pottery
Sea glassSea glass

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS (Public domain), Moximox (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Why this spot

Fishing burgh and pottery-era Forth shore

Collectors report old, well-tumbled glass and pottery, getting quieter and more productive the further east toward the Esk mouth.View source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Very boggy sandflatsChannels and soft mud at the Esk mouth
fast tide.

Keep exploring nearby

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