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Orkney, Scotland
Kirkwall harbour, Orkney
Tidal foreshore Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this shoreline.
Old bottles
Sea pottery
Clay pipe stemsPhotos 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
1900 historic-map era
Orkney capital and trading harbour on the Bay of Kirkwall; the old harbour, basin fill and shore held burgh and shipping refuse.
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.