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Dalbeattie granite port on the Urr

Riverbank Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery
Clay pipe stemsClay pipe stems

Also reported: quarry tools.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain), Surrey County Council, David Williams, (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Why this spot

1895 historic-map era

Granite town whose quarries shipped setts and blocks worldwide from Dub o' Hass quay on the tidal Urr through the 1800s; quay ground and river margins carry granite-trade refuse.

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