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Orkney, Scotland

Kirkwall harbour, Orkney

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

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.

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