Explore  /  Europe  /  Scotland

Scotland

Port Ellen maltings and pier village

Tidal foreshore Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: ship smalls.

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

Why this spot

Victorian bottle era, historically mapped

Planned Islay distillery village of the 1820s whose pier shipped whisky and took in barley and coal for the island's stills.

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

Check access and collecting rules for each site.