by fourbytwo » Fri Sep 10, 2010 12:40 pm
Strange to think about it now....
About 25 years ago, when you could fish and expect to catch at least one, in the Clyde, we, used to dig worms along the Helensburgh coastline.
I remember on a few occasions digging a low tide at the old Craigandoran Pier and moving to the very end of the remnants of the pier and finding that there was a very large pile of bottles, of course many were smashed, but there were a lot intact, and I did take about 5 home.
Cleaning them up to find 3 stone bottles and 2 frosted glass bottles, all with the stone stoppers intact, I gave them to a family friend who collected such trivia.
I don't think anyone has ever been back to actually explore the site, and I assume that it may have been a dump by either the steamers or even a local dump, one thing was certain.....the bottles I brought home were about the 1920's, as similar were seen some years later in museums........
I wonder if in fact anyone has ever re-disovered that source, or if it has dissappeared along with the remains of the old pier....?