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Giresun

Giresun hazelnut port shore

Tidal foreshore Documented siteRestricted

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery
Clay pipe stemsClay pipe stems

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

Victorian bottle era, historically mapped

The classic hazelnut export roadstead, lightering nuts to steamers from the 1870s with a Greek and Turkish merchant town above.

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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