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South Ayrshire, Scotland

Troon harbour and Ailsa 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

Coal-export harbour and Ailsa shipbuilding yard on a sandy point; harbour and yard foreshore took Victorian works and town refuse.

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