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Killyleagh quay on Strangford Lough
Tidal foreshore Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this shoreline.
Old bottles
Sea pottery
Coins and tokensAlso reported: clay pipes.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain), West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0).
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Why this spot
1905 historic-map era
Strangford Lough village below its castle, with a quay trading coal and grain and a large flax spinning mill from the 1820s; quay ground and lough shore carry mill-era refuse.
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.