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Carrickfergus, harbour and Belfast Lough shore

Tidal foreshore Source-confirmed findsRestricted
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What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Sea potterySea pottery
Codd and soda bottlesCodd and soda bottles
Stoneware ginger beersStoneware ginger beers

Also reported: whiskey and beer bottles, and clay pipes on the lough foreshore.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS (Public domain), Liz West (CC BY 2.0), Partonez (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Why this spot

Victorian bottle era, Ordnance Survey mapped

Specific bottle-era sheet year not confirmed; NLS holds Six-Inch Ireland (1829 to 1969, 2nd edition 1888 to 1915) covering Carrickfergus. Map year left null.

Keep exploring nearby

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