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UK & Ireland, Scotland
Inverkeithing
Shipbreakers' bay foreshore
Tidal foreshore Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this shoreline.
Nails and fittings
Sea potteryAlso reported: teak slivers.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain).
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Why this spot
Thos. W. Ward's yard broke ships here from the 1920s, including Dreadnought, Olympic and Mauretania; debris from six decades of breaking seeds the bay
Shipbreaking yard and famous vessels documented by Wikishire and Undiscovered Scotland; foreshore debris finds are beachcomber reports, not published accounts
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Sharp steel and glass in the mudSoft patches, working harbour traffic
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