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Hunting in the Shadow of the Forth Bridge South Queensferry is a good but challenging sea glass hunting spot, best suited to experienced hunters comfortable on uneven rocky foreshore. Start around Hawes Pier and the ledges beneath the Forth Bridge, then work east through the gullies, crevices and trapped shingle pockets exposed as the tide …
Scotland’s Underrated Firth of Forth Find Musselburgh is a fair but worthwhile sea glass hunting beach, especially on East Beach beyond Fisherrow Harbour towards the River Esk. Work the high-tide strandline first, then move through the shingle patches and mixed pebble clusters exposed as the tide falls, rather than spending too long on the broad …
Highland Treasure in the Shadow of Glencoe Ballachulish is a good but challenging sea glass hunting spot, with the best ground along the rocky North Ballachulish shore west of the bridge. Green, white, and brown are the most common finds, with blue, aqua, and black appearing occasionally, and amber, turquoise, cobalt blue, and grey among …
Where Dolphins Hunt and History Runs Deep Chanonry Point is a good sea glass hunting beach, especially along the south-facing shingle on the Fortrose side of the point. White, green, and brown are the most common finds, with blue, aqua, and amber appearing occasionally, and turquoise, cobalt blue, and black among the rarer colours reported. …
The Jewel of the Moray Firth Lossiemouth is a good sea glass hunting destination, with West Beach the stronger of its two main beaches. White, green, and brown are the most common finds, with blue, aqua, amber, and black appearing occasionally, and turquoise, cobalt blue, and lavender among the rarer colours reported. Focus on the …
The Granite City’s Coastal Secret Aberdeen Beach is a good sea glass hunting beach, especially around the southern groyne bays near Footdee and the harbour. White, green, brown, and aqua are the most common finds, with blue, amber, and turquoise appearing occasionally, and cobalt blue, black, lavender, and grey among the rarer colours reported. It’s …
Scotland’s North Sea Corner Fraserburgh is a good sea glass hunting beach, especially along the pebble ridges and strandline near the Esplanade and towards the quieter Philorth end of the bay. White, green, and brown are the most common finds, with blue, aqua, amber, and turquoise appearing occasionally, and cobalt blue, black, lavender, and red …
Edinburgh’s Industrial Shoreline Portobello is a fair but fascinating sea glass hunting beach, with the best ground around the Figgate Burn mouth, the wooden groynes and the rockier Joppa end. White, green, and brown are the most common finds, with blue, aqua, amber, and turquoise appearing occasionally, and cobalt blue, black, lavender, and red among …
A Proper North-East Gem Stonehaven is a good sea glass hunting beach, with the strongest ground around the rocky Cowie end and the shingle banks near the Cowie and Carron Water mouths. Green, white, and brown are the most common finds, with blue, aqua, amber, and turquoise appearing occasionally, and cobalt blue, black, lavender, and …
Hunting Above 400 Years of Industry Prestonpans sits beside one of Scotland’s most important historic industrial landscapes. Morrison’s Haven, Prestongrange glassworks, pottery, coal mining, brickmaking and centuries of harbour activity provide unusually strong historical context and several plausible sources for some of the glass and ceramics found along this shoreline today. Proving the exact origin …