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North Ayrshire, Scotland

Ardrossan harbour and shipyard shore

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

1896 historic-map era

Planned coal and steamer port with shipyard and oil works; harbour edges and fill took heavy Victorian industrial refuse.

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