Scotland, Aberdeenshire
Rattray lost harbour burgh
Ghost town Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokens
Buttons and buckles
Sea potteryAlso reported: lead weights.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0), Unknown (Public domain), NPS (Public domain).
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Why this spot
13th century burgh lost after 1720
Small burgh on a natural harbour in the Loch of Strathbeg, probably laid out by the Comyns in the 13th century and made a royal burgh in 1564. Its harbour silted and was sealed by a storm in 1720, and by 1732 hardly a trace was left.View source →
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