UK – Northern Ireland
Sand Origin
HELP! Are you in Northern Ireland, or do you have a friend who is? Willing to collect some sand (from a legally ok place)? Please connect!
With great help from geological institutions, geologists, travelers, and kind volunteers, sand from each nation is in place.
Or so I thought and then realized with blushing cheeks – Northern Ireland, when dividing Great Britain into four parts, is missing!
Local Sand Trivia
Discovering a 200-year-old boat surface hidden beneath the sand is not your everyday beach find. However, that’s exactly what two dog walkers stumbled upon in Portrush, Northern Ireland.
Due to storms, the sand shifted, revealing a fishing vessel from the 19th century buried and hidden under the sand for centuries.
Archaeologists recommend preserving the boat for future generations by leaving it in its current state, allowing the sand to naturally cover and protect it once again. Sand – guardians of treasures!
