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Aberdeen Beach, Aberdeenshire

Tidal foreshore Documented siteRestricted

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Sea glassSea glass
Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: drawn from the granite city's Victorian harbour, glass and domestic waste..

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Moximox (CC BY-SA 4.0), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

19th to 20th century

A reliable urban beachcombing beach; the source is diffuse city and harbour waste rather than one named Victorian tip.View source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Tidal foreshore, check tide times
soft mud and eroding ground in places.

Keep exploring nearby

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