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Sand Rock Shelter

Sand, Applecross

A rock overhang where early hunters feasted on shellfish.

Beneath a rock overhang on the Applecross peninsula, archaeologists found a huge pile of shells and bones left by hunter-gatherers over 9,000 years ago. They used bone and antler tools and fished in the Inner Sound.

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When
About 7500 BC
Where
57.4600, -5.8300
Group
Bigfoot & Hominids

Visiting

On the coast north of Applecross village.

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