Where: Scotland · Europe · approx. 54.9, -5.03 (vicinity only)
Why this spot: 1847 Ordnance Survey town plan era
What turns up: Ferry and market-town dump: stoneware ginger-beer bottles, aerated-water and soda bottles from Stranraer bottlers, black-glass whisky, ale and wine bottles, Codd and Hamilton sodas and clay pipes around the harbour and the sheltered loch foreshore; Irish-trade glass turns up in the mud.
Access: Gray area.
Under Scots bona vacantia and Treasure Trove ALL finds of any age can be Crown property and MUST be reported to the Treasure Trove Unit at the Crown Office, stricter than England's law. The Loch Ryan foreshore is tidal Crown Estate Scotland, so permission is required before searching.
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Pins are approximate by design. This page is historical research, not permission to dig. Check ownership and local law first.