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County Down, Northern Ireland

Newtownards Strangford Lough mill town

Tidal foreshore Documented siteRestricted
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What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: crockery.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

1901 historic-map era

Market and linen town at the head of Strangford Lough; mill refuse and lough-shore tips.

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