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Highland, Scotland

Lairg Loch Shin market and railhead

Lake shore Documented siteRestricted

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: market and station debris.

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

Why this spot

Victorian bottle era, historically mapped

Loch Shin foot village and Highland Railway railhead that became the great Sutherland sheep-sale centre, with hotels and yards. Loch-side, station and market refuse gather.

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