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County Down, Northern Ireland

Dundrum Bay oyster village and castle

Tidal foreshore Documented siteRestricted

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: oyster shell.

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

Why this spot

1901 historic-map era

Dundrum Bay village of oyster beds below its Norman castle; foreshore and shore refuse.

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