Mudlarking Misty Shores in Buckhaven! Our BEST Marble yet & Magic Glass!

[@Mudpies]

Congratulations on 3k! We loved the marble and the beach banter! It seemed so still, I can imagine that is not often the case. We're itching to get back out there. Take care, Josie and Andy 😃

[@scottishmudlarking]

Thanks so much! We are absolutely over the moon having reached 3000 subscribers 😃 Yes it was so calm that day, the mist really swallowed any noise , like in a vacuum... very peaceful! Hopefully things will get better soon . Take care ❤️

[@joannclupper7902]

After watching your videos I am so calm and serene that I forget to thank you.

[@scottishmudlarking]

Aww! That's really lovely, thank you so much! We are so glad and very privileged to be able to share what we do, and to know that it helps bring a wee bit of peace and calm is just wonderful! :D xo

[@lfurches]

Just gorgeous! I love pebbles. Isn't it just amazing what the flow of water does to things. Swirls and rounds and softens. And it reveals the strata and folds that the earth does to the rock before letting the water have its way. Wow, that marble was a nice find. I found my first "mudlarking" marble the other day while scavenging scrap metal. I grabbed a piece of metal and looked down and at my feet was a green milk glass marble with swirls in it. it was a bit worse for wear. I think a car ran over it. but I was very excited.

[@scottishmudlarking]

Yes indeed! Water is such an irresistable force - its amazing seeing places where the tide is now lower than it was hundreds or thousands of years ago - so beautiful! :D Congrats on that marble - what a lucky find among metal - it sounds georgeous, even if it has seen better days... Its always a great find and the ware on it is its character - unique and beautiful! :D xo

[@dawnculpeper2125]

You two are such a joy to watch 💛

[@scottishmudlarking]

Thank you so much! That is so kind! :D xo

[@philiphead6898]

thoroughly enjoyed as usual, you both make it so interesting thank you, the mud looked fun to! You work so well together, have such smooth and lovely voices to don't mean to sound weird! The music in the background is always very apt to you have certainly got it! learnt more again today , look forward to your next venture and take care both, best wishes Amanda .

[@scottishmudlarking]

Thank you! So glad you enjoyed that! Its a great stretch of shoreline... That's very kind, and not at all weird! Its a very lovely compliment! :D With the frozen weather and a lucky find, we thought we'd look at Frozen Charlottes' tonight and do something a wee bit different to what we've seen! :D Thank you so much! Very best wishes, Nicole & Craig :D xo

[@NinfaCarpentergeorgia198]

I love the sounds that mud larking gals make when they find something precious! What say you other viewers?

[@scottishmudlarking]

Happy noise, sometimes followed by the Snoopy dance! :D xo Thank you so much!

[@louisenilsson8951]

Interesting rocks. Beautiful place.

[@scottishmudlarking]

Thank you so much! On a clear day it has, I think, one of the best views acorss the river Forth! :D

[@juliet5114]

Whoa ho ho 🤸🏼‍♀️🤸🏼‍♀️👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻!!! You've made it to 3000 subscribers 😄😁!!!🎆🎇Congratulations🎉🎊 🙌🏻!!! With all the hard work and incredible effort and talent you two put into each and every video...you most definitely deserve it 👍🏻. So very happy and proud for you!!! Some really great sea glass finds. I can't believe how thick the glass was on Codd bottles😳!!! I've never seen the inside before. Those bottles must have weight a ton when they were full of mineral water. And two fantastic finds back to back. Your SO cool marble (it does look like a planet👍🏻😄), and the magical piece of opalescent glass... WOW, what a beauty🥰!!! Buckhaven's shore seemed hauntingly mysterious with it's shroud of fog and deserted beach. I was half way expecting to see a water horse 🦕 rise out of the sea as you paned out across the water😉🤭(🤦🏼‍♀️ sorry The Water Horse is a favorite movie of mine). Thanks once again for a fun, and unbeknownst to you and us, fruitful beach lark👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻. And here's to the next 1000 subscribers 🍻. May good fortune bestow continued luck and blessings for you both. 😊🤗🤭😘

[@scottishmudlarking]

We are soo chuffed! And so grateful that we have such amazing support and fantastic people - I've said it before, but we seem extremely lucky to have so much positivity around us - it really makes such a difference when its a dreich (miserable) looking day!! That glass - we still have no idea what it is or why it looks that way - a great find and a wee mystery to be solved... Planet marble! :D haha! It is very cool! Oh! We found the most amazing piece of sick glass the other day - we could have sworn it was milk glass, it was so densely coloured! We've been lucky with the odd finds! :D It was that kind of day, thankfully clear enough to film in, but dense enough to set that tone! You have a way of picking out movies for us to re-watch and I think the water horse now has to be on the list - its a lovely movie! :D Thank you so much! Much love and happiness to you and yours! Stay safe and well! xo

[@NinfaCarpentergeorgia198]

Kudos on the gimbalized camera work! Nice.

[@scottishmudlarking]

It makes everything so much nicer! Thank you so much, so glad the difference can be seen! :D xo

[@MsSandraCGL]

You don't know how many times I've been watching a mudlarking video and yelled, please pick that rock up ,I just want to look at it for a minute!!!!

[@scottishmudlarking]

Good to know... we will try to give them a little more attention when we can... With so many things to look at, its great to get an insight into what we often overlook, but could give a little more attention to! Thank you! :D xo

[@scottycat6822]

Thanks again for taking us to the beach any day is a good day at the beach no matter the weather. Lovely finds again love the marble. Just today I discovered the beautiful seaglass earrings I was gifted at Christmas were made by you Nicole from your Tiliabythe Sea wore them with pride.

[@scottishmudlarking]

Yes that’s very true - no matter what the weather, being at the beach is good for the soul! That’s absolutely lovely to hear you are happy with the earrings I made ❤️ made my day!!!

[@lorrainesimpson9482]

Just found your videos 2hrs ago by accident, love them and have started binge watching. Most of the beaches are close by and it's put me in the mood to have a wee explore of my own. Loving the jewellery!

[@scottishmudlarking]

Cool! So glad you found us... we are so lucky in Fife to be surrounded by so many awesome places just on our doorstep! Have fun! Thank you so much! :D xo

[@florencelavorelsimon7930]

I'm thrill to see how loving respectful caring and charming couple you are ! Love from Mexico

[@scottishmudlarking]

Hello from Scotland! That is very kind, thank you so much! Love and best wishes xo

[@salishseaquest7952]

Any day on a beach is a great one, no matter than you find. Nicole's face when she spotted that marble was absolutely priceless. It was fun that we were "in on the surprise" -- that added to the moment. As for your 'magic glass', any ideas as to its origin? I truly trust Nicole's eye and knowledge when it comes to locating and identifying glass. Another fun day with you in Buckhaven.

[@scottishmudlarking]

Yes indeed... There is something about the vast magnificence of the ocean that is soothing, humbling, and just good for the soul! Glad you enjoyed the marble - its such a nice one! :D We are puzzled by the glass piece, trying to figure it out - we never seen anything quite like it, but a mystery is a challenge! Very many thanks! Best wishes! :D xo

[@debcattell7059]

Another lovely video, thank you. I loved that beautiful marble and all the sea glass, so pretty ❤😊😊

[@scottishmudlarking]

Thank you so much! So glad you enjoyed it! It is a lovely marble - lots of layered colour! Lovely! :D xo

[@sandcoils4232]

A beautiful marble love to find them. Even when metal detecting they seem to be in or near by the hole you dig. Love to see the rocky beaches, beautiful video and wonderful job on making the jewelry. Lovely! Stay safe!

[@scottishmudlarking]

Oh! We keep thinking about a metal detector... with the possibility of finding marbles! :D It really is a lovely wee thing, with multiple layers of colour! So pretty! Thank you so much! Stay safe and well! xo

[@w33lal]

Up the road in Buckhind wow what a beautiful marble I wonder who played with it all those moons ago....I love our Fife coastal line long golden miles 💛 of beauty were truly spoilt here and we just don't no how to appreciate it. Our open spaced green belts are the envy of many who only have concrete and a space so tiny we would call it wast group grass and others a play park. Thankyou guys for show casing what we have true examples of sharing the love for our beautiful County love and virtual hugs Alex xxxx

[@scottishmudlarking]

You are so right! We are so lucky to be in this part of the world, surrounded by so much beauty! I feel sorry for Buckhind.. its had a rough time, though despite that, I still think it has one of the best views across the Forth anywhere along this coast - maybe not on that day we filmed! HA! The marble is lovely... its one of the things that is so interesting about finding things like this, wondering who used to walk around with that in their pocket, and all the fun they had playing marbles! :D Thank you so much, as always, for your amazing encouragement and support! Hope all is well with you and yours, big hugs! :D xox

[@chewcharlie32]

Another amazing video Nicole and Craig 🙌🙌😊... the scenery is stunning and the sound of the waves and. Craigs voice is so calming and relaxing 😌 .... very interesting and full of information.... lucky 🍀 bucky.... just gorgeous x ........ I so love collecting stones pebbles and sea glass from the beach ! Seen some one had made a beautiful wind chime with drift wood at top and different coloured sea glass hanging below on copper wire .... I bet you make them already and gorgeous too ... need look at your Etsy page x .... loved the idea of it 😊 x doing brilliant Nicole .... lovely pieces of sea glass .... milky glass ...... we like something nice 👍........ lovely glass topper ....gorgeous marble ☺️ ..... hahaha 🤣 being smarmy love it 😊 x it’s very pretty indeed x just like your smile Nicole x haha Craig has beady eyes 👀!👍 .....so many rocks ... love them all ..... you ever take metal detector with you ? X x Bigfoot digger.....is awesome you will like his channel .... he loves marbles haha and be jealous of yours 🤣...the light catching the glass wow 🤩 .....that will be stunning as piece of jewellery with the green and blue 👏👏 it’s hard when leave the beach to take eyes off the sand haha 😆 x fantastic day and quality time spent together and surrounded by gorgeous views even if cloudy x yeah make the wind chime with that drift wood 🪵! Wow 😳 love the info about the bottles with the marble inside ... thank you 😊 very talented 🙌🤩🙌🤩🙌🥰 your jewellery is absolutely stunning. ... once lockdown over be good to see you down south Queensferry x take you along to the shellbeds 👍

[@scottishmudlarking]

Thank you so much! So glad you enjoyed it... its a wonderful thing to spread a wee bit of calm and peace! Oh! That's cool! We made a wind chime a wee while back - it in the glass drilling tutorial video - we love it, it still hangs in our livingroom, where no wind ever blows! LOL Oh well, its pretty! :D Thank you so much for the tips and for your encouraging enthusiasm! Awesome! :D (sadly our emojis are very old school!) We can't wait for lockdown to be over so we can cross the Forth again, we'd love to get across to South Queensferry - its a lovely place and we miss walking there! Stay safe and well! :D xo

[@chewcharlie32]

@@scottishmudlarking I will go and have a watch of that today 😊😊 I bet it is beautiful and has pride of place by the sounds of it x x yes 🙌 let’s hope it isn’t too much more of lockdown and can get further a field .... I am missing not getting to come over to places like kinghorn... pettycur bay .... I found amethyst on the beach there ..... lovely beaches all the way along fife Coast ... 🤩 stay safe .... we go to beach every Saturday to see what’s been washed up and a spot of metal detecting 😊😊 x

[@scottishmudlarking]

@@chewcharlie32 I should say, we are planning to do another drilling video soon as that one has quite repetitive music during the drilling section! Pettycur Bay is gorgeous! Some nice, and some odd, finds in Pettycur! :D Fingers crossed its not much longer now! Happy hunting and detecting! Stay safe and well, xo

[@chewcharlie32]

@@scottishmudlarking I will most definitely be watching it .... you have inspired me to start trying to be creative 😊😊 with all our beautiful resources from the beach. Do you collect glass if found in a field ? Reds blues pink fluorescent as think bottle tip .... I’ve got a few bits ..... maybe send over to you somehow ? Only if you were interested. X take care looking forward to beach trip Saturday and I’ve got week off college .... at age 40 haha 😆 never too old to learn 😊😊

[@susanpye9821]

Another great video and some of the stones and glass are beautiful.

[@scottishmudlarking]

Thank you so much! We'll definitely go back - its going o look so different on a clear day! If we're lucky, we'll find more lovely things! It'll be hard to top that marble! :D xo

[@ritamahlberg8602]

Nice video as always. Love to see you finding these nice glass and what Nicole makes from it. Also Thank you for letting me enjoy the wonderful beach and Musik.

[@scottishmudlarking]

Very kind! Thank you so much for joining us and coming along! Best wishes! :D xo

[@MsSandraCGL]

God paints so beautifully, if you look at the rocks you can see

[@scottishmudlarking]

It is incredible the variety and beauty in this world we all get the privilege of being in! :D xo

[@sherryseagraves270]

Missed the “live” part today but the video was so welcomed. Hope you guys are well and safe. May God bless you for your generosity to us, your viewers!

[@scottishmudlarking]

Aww Sherry we didn’t have a premiere- we will have them occasionally from now and will try to announce that on our community page. Thanks ever so much , very happy to hear you enjoyed the video. The Misty shores were truly calming when we were there - something we all need right now! A little bit of calm ❤️

[@temperhollow7716]

How calm the ocean is and looks like a beautiful spot for mudlarking. The marble is gorgeous!

[@scottishmudlarking]

Its a really lovely place, we will get back along when its a clearer day for some of the best views to be seen anywhere along this coast! :D The marble was such a treat! Thank you so much! xo

[@luanncrownover4]

Great marble!

[@scottishmudlarking]

Thank you so much! Its so nice! :D xo

[@aliencat11]

Beautiful marble! And true love, Craig waiting for Nicole to let her pick it up!

[@scottishmudlarking]

I was so happy when I saw what Craig had found ... in that same stretch I had been looking for at least 5 minutes! Just goes to show 4 eyes see more than 2 ❤️ And the little marble will always remind us of that misty day... 😃

[@aliencat11]

@@scottishmudlarking it was fun watching you both. Thanks for sharing and stay healthy.

[@kurtsangelwings1967]

We have a lot of beach erosion up the coast here in Perth, its sad to see our coast crumble into the ocean. Heartbreaking actually! Another beautiful calming episode, the water lapping the rocks, the misty ocean and Craig & Nicole couldn't ask for more. Stay well and happy. x

[@scottishmudlarking]

Sorry to hear that! It really is so sad to see coasts transformed from erosion! So glad we shared a wee bit of calm with you! :D It was a lovely quiet day, we could hear faint sounds from miles away across the still water! Thank you so much, best wishes, stay safe and well! :D xo

[@karenmcneil7546]

Great as per usual🙂

[@scottishmudlarking]

Thanks ever so much Karen 😃

[@mikeandbrendasmith]

Lovely secluded beach, I don't blame you seeking it out, and some beautiful rocks and pebbles, the marble is a beauty and I loved the colour of that piece of sea glass, perfect for jewellery, take care xx

[@scottishmudlarking]

It is tricky just now, but, we are lucky to live somewhere with so much coastline that we can, with a wee bit of persistence, find the right spot - we were so glad we ended up here - such nice surprises waiting! :D That piece of glass - its a mystery, we hope to find out what it is in time! Thank you so much! Stay safe and well! :D xo

[@christhompson4270]

Awesomeness once again, thank so very much for sharing your video and I love how the music is low enough so you can still hear nature’s beautiful sounds. Much love and blessings, god bless and stay safe and well 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🌟🌟🌼🌼🌸🌸

[@scottishmudlarking]

That's lovely, thank you so much! I always try to be aware of the beauty in the world around us when adding other sounds - the sounds of bird song, wind and waves are the best music, the music, I hope, adds a little to the mood. Much love and blessings to you and yours, stay safe and well! xox

[@amandabell8827]

I would have been dancing if I had found that marble, it's a beauty! 😀 x

[@scottishmudlarking]

Its a real stunner! :D Thank you so much! xo

[@XPALYDO]

Thank you for sharing that wonderful spot! I appreciate your video, they are so peaceful!

[@scottishmudlarking]

So glad they share a little calm and peace, thank you so much! Very kind! :D Best wishes, xo

[@ilonamollema6467]

The marble is gorgeous! Can totally understand that it's a keeper!😍 Love the magic colored piece of green and blue glass. Never seen something like that before. Thank you for taking me with you on your adventures. Stay safe. Saying hi from the Netherlands 🤗 Xx

[@scottishmudlarking]

Thank you so much for coming along! :D That piece of glass is a real puzzle, we hope to find out what it was or at least what kind of glass it is! Stay safe and well, our best wishes from Scotland! :D xo

[@joanneash6470]

The ocean is so calm. Beautiful

[@scottishmudlarking]

It was such a calm day, virtually no wind and, yes, the sea was so flat, calm and gently lapping the shore.. just lovely! :D Thank you co much! xo

[@adamssecretgarden]

love watching your videos thank you for sharing :D

[@scottishmudlarking]

Thank you so much! We are very happy to hear that 😊

[@CraftyCampervanners]

Really like the last chunky piece of magic seaglass. Thanks for sharing 😀😀😀😀

[@scottishmudlarking]

Its an awesome piece - we've never seen anything quite like it before! Thank you so much! Best wishes! :D

[@MsSandraCGL]

I love rocks too

[@scottishmudlarking]

When we can travel further we know a place where there are so many varied colours of rocks - beautiful! Thank you so much! xo

[@MsSandraCGL]

Congrats on the marble

[@scottishmudlarking]

Yay! Its awesome, such a nice multi-layered wee gem! :D xo

[@Karyn1000]

Love love love your videos!! Stay safe, stay warm 😁

[@scottishmudlarking]

Thank you so much, that's so kind! Stay safe and well! :D We've got our mittens and scarves on standby! :D xo

[@underthesurface4435]

Great hunt , marbles are a wonderful find.

[@scottishmudlarking]

Thanks so much! Yes marbles are the best to find, closely followed by beads and stoppers 😃

[@ginnybullock9627]

Oh that place was amazing and such wonderful finds. A beautiful marble and magic glass. So beautiful. Take care and stay safe.

[@scottishmudlarking]

I think this bay has some of the most incredible views across the River Forth! The marble is so nice and we have never seen a piece like the 'magic' glass before - its still puzzling us! :D Thank you so much! Stay safe and well. xo

[@beachcomber808]

You both are so sweet ! Thank You for the video. It was a pleasant walk. 😊

[@scottishmudlarking]

That's so very kind, thank you so much, very glad you enjoyed the walk! :D Best wishes, Craig & Nicole xo

[@larisaz6967]

Buckhaven looks beautiful. The sea glass made very nice pendants, and I would have taken the driftwood, too😁! Cheers from PA USA

[@scottishmudlarking]

Thanks so much Larisa! We love Buckhaven - sadly the town itself is not getting a lot of love and the beach is not what it was a hundred years ago... that said, it has the most spectacular views towards Edinburgh and we absolutely love going there! :)

[@julieweems6261]

Craig, when you were looking at that strange piece with round rocks stuck all in it I believe there was a clay marble right above it.

[@scottishmudlarking]

Julie I said that to Craig too when I saw the edited video !!! Well... it’s maybe still there 😊 we should go back and check 😃

[@kellyhawes8901]

A nice beach amble, with surprises!!

[@scottishmudlarking]

It was such a nice surprise to get along the shore a little and find so many lovely surprises! Thank you so much! xo

[@nancyquinn3578]

So happy for you with the marble it’s a beauty, nice calm day ❤️ from Ontario Canada 🇨🇦

[@scottishmudlarking]

Thank you so much! The marble is so pretty, with beautiful layers of glass! :D We were so grateful that the wind decided to stay away, it was serene being surrounded by a veil of mist, with the sound of birds and waves lapping at the shore - so nice! Best wishes from Scotland! :D xo

[@chrisbgifford7387]

Love that purple and gold striped rock. That is really unique. If it's chemical that could be scary! The red one look like jasper. The water is so calm. marble pretty

[@scottishmudlarking]

We are honestly not sure what those pink rocks are - we took a few home and they just crumbled as soon as they dried! Finding a marble is the best thing , followed by stopper and beads 😊❤️

[@MissLoriAAnne]

Hi there! I had to look up what makes a rock purple. It may be from Coraline Algae perhaps. ? The sea is looking beautifully calm there and a nice foggy misty day. What a pretty blue marble! It’s winter here in Canada, can’t wait for spring to get on the beach 🏖

[@scottishmudlarking]

Ah! I'll give that a look - I really hope it is algae and not something horrible - this shore has had its share of bad luck! It was a lovely calm and misty day... not too chilly either! We hope its not too long before spring warms Canada's shores. Thank you so much! xo

[@Elfins]

I love the marble but my favourite so far is the rock that looks like a smiling whale, what a beauty x Stay safe x

[@scottishmudlarking]

Oh! I missed the rock! Thank you so much, glad you enjoyed the video! :D xo stay safe and well.

[@marshacrom6206]

Lovely camera work. I wanted to reach out and run my hand over some of those large dark gray rocks. They made the smaller colored rocks stand out. The strange piece with the round rocks looked like the end corner of a rock wall fence.

[@scottishmudlarking]

Very many thanks! That's very kind - wouldn't it be wonderful to be able to just reach through the screen! :D That's a great idea about the round rocks - it could be - now that you mention it, there is a wall nearby looking something like that, I'll have a wander to see! :D xo

[@christinekeay8456]

On another site about Auld Fife someone commented that they used to find fossils on Buckhind beach by splitting the shale rocks - maybe something to look out for next time you’re down there?

[@scottishmudlarking]

Yes! We have to give that a shot! We may need to do a wee bit of reading up on that as our knowledge about geology is limited - fossil hunting sounds like good fun for another visit! :D Thank you so much! :D xo

[@gilltaber2187]

Just for a nano-second at the beginning I thought that rock was a seal! Around the 19 minute mark, Caroline and Phil would know what that is; clearly a set of fossilised dragon eggs!!

[@scottishmudlarking]

Oh! It might have been a seal! They are definitely in this estuary! Dragon eggs! Now we have another reason to go back! haha! Funnily though, we've been told there are fossils around this shore - we'll have to do a little reading up on that! :D Thank you so much!

[@sherriesmith2587]

How silly! It was obviously petrified dinosaur poop!

[@scottishmudlarking]

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[@alisonh890]

Hi Lovely to see you both enjoying exciting finds.I thought the big rocks surrounded by sea looked like 🦭 or small sea creatures. It looked calm and peaceful. Best wishes to you. X

[@scottishmudlarking]

Hi! Thank you so much! There were a few times I thought I saw something more than rocks... There are seals and even harbour porpoises have been seen in this river! It was a wonderfully calm day! Our very best to you and yours, thank you! xo

[@spunkygmahappy4778]

I am amazed at how many marbles there are on the Scottish shores, I've never found one on ours

[@scottishmudlarking]

Thanks so much! It really depends on where in the world you are ... states like Florida have virtually no sea glass but lots of amazing shells 🐚! Marbles are certainly our favourite find!!!

[@allenarmstrong7435]

That’s one of the most eroded sections of coastline - sea action, compounded by the installation of sea armour around 2009, mineworkings (especially Rosie Pit) and clay soils. There used to be a road around the coast here but it, like the golden sands and the harbour, have gone. The sands you were walking on are not especially stable, just the latest erosion of the Ness Braes above

[@scottishmudlarking]

Thanks so much Allen! The area is so lovely and now very much underrrated . The photos from a hundred years ago show how popular the cove once was when it was still a beach... it's got amazing views!

[@colombecouture7974]

Love your video. It looks a bit cold out there!

[@scottishmudlarking]

Thank you so much! Its about to get cold in Scotland! Snowy hills today and a frosty frozen video in the pipeline! :D

[@rikspector]

I'm so used to seeing rivers and beaches strewn with human detritus , that area is refreshingly bare. Finding a few man(woman) made objects there brings them into focus. I haven't forgotten the bricks and concrete, but they seem more attune with the land and seascape. Since that was such a pleasant retreat, it makes me wonder why, 1930's storms and all, it was never restored. Was it the war or the fact that travel to other places became easier and cheaper, or did other advancing technologies interfere with the sampler pleasures... I don't know, perhaps you have some ideas. Cheers, Rik Spector

[@scottishmudlarking]

We're pretty lucky in the part of the world - we only ever see the odd shopping trolley in the river that runs through the village we live in and, although plastic is an issue, it could be so much worse. This is a great and key question that we are still researching - I'm in the middle of the most recent geological survey and it seems that sea dumped coal waste lies at the heart of the problems. We plan to go back and cover the details soon. What you say about cheaper transport and the like have definitely played a role - we spoke a little about that when we looked at Leven's abandoned railway - Buckhaven (where this was filmed) was also on that line and it closed at the same time. Very many thanks - great question! We will definitely take a closer look at in soon! :D Best wishes.

[@spunkygmahappy4778]

The size of the glass you find is so nice

[@scottishmudlarking]

We get an amazing variety depending on the beach we go to 😃 from tiny to huge!!! Thanks a lot 😊

[@rossthomson445]

That stretch of coast has some ochre seams. I remember walking there years ago and seeing exposed purple/orange ochre after a landslip.

[@scottishmudlarking]

Very cool! Yes, lots of interesting colours on display and some obvious signs of slippage too! We must read up on our geology of the area - that's very good to know, thank you so much! :D

[@carolynedleston284]

Love the magic glass

[@scottishmudlarking]

Thanks so much Carolyn! It was such an unusual piece :)

[@kerrypitt9789]

Could you tell if the color went deep into the rock or just on the surface? On our west coast we have purple rocks with a quartz veins through them. Craig with the Bricks, were they dumped or were they remnants of industry? Personally (and I am not asking) it would be interesting to know what industry has disappeared and see how it has effected the coastline. I don't think you had a "Thames," situation where you had a bike stream of sewage etc running through Scotland? One place we stopped in was Grantown-on-Spey. Craig did you know that amongst the fly fishers in the world there is a cast called the Spey cast that was developed on that river because the fly fishers had no space behind them to stretch out a backcast. Back in 1985 I asked about fishing it, so I would have had to get a ticket from the local salmon club and wait my turn for £350 in 1985 pounds which were about $1.87 Canadian at the time. It never happened but the town at the time was just beautiful and I still have a fly box I purchased there. A little less emotional today, sometimes my medication screws with my head. Love to you both, keep doing what you do.

[@scottishmudlarking]

Good to hear from you! :D Good questions! Regards the colours - the things that looked like pebbles/stones have the colour running all the way through them, but, when we tried to clean them, they fell apart and crumbled. They do not turn into a clay like material, they just crumble. I honestly cannot say if the colour is more than surface on the much larger formation on the shore, and they seemed to be solid, or at least they don't seem to be 'crumbly' after the tides pass over... I plan to do some hunting around to see what more I can find out about those... puzzling! Regards industry - I have been meaning to create a map so that we can link up the locations and show what was going on in each place that we have been to so far. Here, fishing and later, around mid 1800s, coal mining replaced it. I'm in the middle of reading the most recent geological survey of the area for a more detailed look at what exactly we are looking at. The short version seems to be, mine waste was dumped, then dislodged by tides, dragging beaches with it - a great deal of waste has been dumped since to try to prevent the erosion caused by the former. You are correct - nothing quite like the Thames, though I guess the Clyde was pretty bad at one time. The rivers/estuaries where we visit - the Forth and the Tay, run past, rather than through cities... the other important point is that London has nearly twice as many people living in it as the whole of Scotland, so far less waste going into rivers. Very interesting what you say about Granton on Spey, I did not know that. Its such a lovely place! The price you mention - I'm wondering if there should be a comma. If not! Wow! That's an insane amount of money to fish a river! Great to hear you are feeling more yourself - these are tough times my friend! Much love to you and yours, and very many thanks for these interesting questions and points! Best wishes! :D

[@rogerleslie4282]

Great video guys and editing Craig.Nicole could you not glue the bottle stopper to a chain holder.Something has hit UK shores. Cheers 🇦🇺.......

[@scottishmudlarking]

Thanks so much Roger! Hmm we will have a think about that stopper stem and see if we can make jewellery with it! Oh yes I see the parcel has cleared customs 😊 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@kastah]

Why do`nt you make a pendant from all the marbles?? must be lovely as pendants. Or what are you made from them? Hope you take videos more whwn you are walking around, and hope there are more seaglass and nice precious jemstones at your beaches too?? Thumbs up from Norway.

[@scottishmudlarking]

Hello from Scotland! :D Nicole uses marbles for pendants a lot - we always have a few in our ETSY store - we usually use codd marbles (those are clear glass marbles that were used in old pressurised bottles), and yes, they are very lovely. Nicole speaks a little about these marbles in one of our early videos - I'll post a link at the bottom of my reply. We are very lucky to have lots of beautifully coloured stones, semi-precious gems and lovely sea glass along our coast! :D Thank you so much! :D best wishes from Scotland! xo kzbin.info/www/bejne/oJTXd56he6l-p9U

[@spunkygmahappy4778]

I did find about a quarter of a round grinding stone I love the rock formations at this shoreline

[@scottishmudlarking]

That grinding stone sounds interesting! The rocks are stunning at that part of the coast and a little further along 😃

[@spunkygmahappy4778]

@@scottishmudlarking I was very excited to find it. I do enjoy the rocks as well, I love learning about the wishing stones. I have seen several, was fascinated by them but never knew there was a lore behind them

[@anniehartley8851]

The odd piece with the round stones in,could be cobbleing,for a road ???

[@scottishmudlarking]

Oh! That's a great idea! I'll see if I can find any old photographs on the roads in the area... Thank you so much! :D xo

[@anniehartley8851]

@@scottishmudlarking If you say there was a village /docks,surely some sort of road would be there,tarmac was not a thing in the old days,but to have such big blocks of it?I know in our area flint was used in walls,and they were victorian or older

[@scottishmudlarking]

@@anniehartley8851 Indeed there was! Most of the infrastructure for the harbour etc is across the bay from where we were, though there were fishers cottages on the bay. I'm reading through a few surveys of the area - much of the 'hill' seems to be composed of dumped materials from various projects and not least the old coal mines - there is a story there to revisit, and I'll see what I can find out about any links out to the bay here! :D Very many thanks!

[@robertanadeau3405]

Beautiful

[@scottishmudlarking]

The misty shores have a beauty all their own! :D Thank you so much! :D

[@sherryseagraves270]

So misty today!

[@scottishmudlarking]

We are getting a lot of misty/foggy days just now... its beautiful in its own way! That said, we'll be very happy when the warm sunny days return! Thank you so much! :D

[@spunkygmahappy4778]

Wire wrapping seems a better way to work with the bottle stopper

[@scottishmudlarking]

Thank you! That is an option but I’ll be honest wire wrapping is not my forte 😕

[@spunkygmahappy4778]

@@scottishmudlarking I understand, I don't do a lot of it. But have enjoyed the few things I have made

[@barrybark3995]

on my beach sometimes very old shoes wash up, i Think these may belong to folk who drowned here

[@scottishmudlarking]

Oh! It has never occurred to me, but, that might well be the case! I think that thought will send a shiver up my spine when I next see an old shoe! Thank you so much! :D

[@phylliswilliamstn]

Maybe next time walk a long way away, and all the way back "you'll be going back to the car." Seems like the best finds are on the way back to the car. lol

[@scottishmudlarking]

Haha!! You're so right! You've cracked the code to our luck and how we can manipulate it! :D Awesome comment! Thank you so much, always for your amazing encouragement and support! :D xo

[@shannahenk1655]

Parky is a new term for me. I assume from the context that it means cold. Is it from parka? Or something else?

[@scottishmudlarking]

Great question! So glad you asked about parky... Yes, it means chilly/cold. But, because its one of those words we take for granted, we did not know its origin! So, we did a little digging and found much dispute about its origin! Oxford English Dictionary just say, late 19th Century, origin unknown! Some sources do suggest that it may originate from the Inuit Nenets language parka, meaning animal skin! That makes a lot of sense, though many of the other suggestions I read are very parochial and far less likely. Thank you so much! :D xo

[@scottycat6822]

Did I miss the live chat tonight

[@scottishmudlarking]

We did not premier this video - sorry about the lack of chat. Thank you so much! :D