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Northern Ireland

Portrush, harbour and Atlantic seafront

Tidal foreshore Source-confirmed findsRestricted

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Sea potterySea pottery
Codd and soda bottlesCodd and soda bottles
Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: seaside resort glass, whiskey and beer bottles, and clay pipes around the old harbour.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS (Public domain), Liz West (CC BY 2.0), Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

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 Portrush. Map year left null.

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