Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

Boy discovers a live grenade at Brodick Pier

From "The Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald" dated Friday 4th June, 1971

A live Mills grenade was found at Brodick Pier on Tuesday by a 10-year-old boy, Roderick Shannon, of Bishopbriggs.
A bomb disposal squad from Faslane, who discovered that the grenade was in a bad condition, safely exploded it.