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Joppa Rocks, east end of Portobello

Tidal foreshore Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery
Sea glassSea glass

Also reported: embossed glass.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain), Moximox (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Why this spot

Victorian Edinburgh resort and pottery-town wash

Sea glass guides name the Joppa end and Joppa Rocks as the most productive ground once groynes and rocks are exposed; stoppers, embossed glass and sea pottery reported.View source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

You can be cut off by the tide here
slippery rock and a wall to climb.

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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