Where: Northern Ireland · Europe · approx. 54.38, -5.55 (vicinity only)
Why this spot: Victorian bottle era, Ordnance Survey mapped
What turns up: Irish stoneware, Codd and Hamilton sodas, mineral-water and ginger beer bottles, whiskey and beer bottles, and clay pipes on the lough foreshore and old quays
Access: Restricted.
Northern Ireland has its own, stricter law. Under the Historic Monuments and Archaeological Objects (NI) Order 1995 it is an offence to search for archaeological objects, including with a metal detector, anywhere in NI without a licence from the Department for Communities Historic Environment Division (HED), not just on protected sites. This differs from the rest of the UK. Treasure must be reported under the Treasure Act 1996, and the foreshore is largely Crown Estate; Strangford Lough also carries conservation designations, so permission is also needed.
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Pins are approximate by design. This page is historical research, not permission to dig. Check ownership and local law first.