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The reverse side of Perth05. Scale 25 cm. (Cat No 84/A6085)
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Clinker-type frame timber of oak. This is a "grown" timber; that is, it is fashioned from part of a tree where a natural junction provides the basis for the required shape. The bottom of the frame has been squared off to accommodate a keel approximately 90 mm wide. On one side of the keel (the right-hand in this photograph) a 30-mm square cut has been made. This is to create a passage (limber-hole) to allow water to drain freely to a well where it can be pumped or baled. Above this, a series of stepped recesses on the outer edge of the frame indicates at least four runs of overlapping clinker planking. The first three strakes flare evenly upwards, while the fourth shows a distinct flattening out. This suggests a flared V-bottom such as might be expected towards one or other of the vessel's extremities. Scale 50 cm. (Cat No 104/A12578)
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This oak frame timber has many similarities to Perth07. In view of the relatively close spatial and chronological contexts within which they were found, both may be parts of the same vessel. The seating for the keel, as with Perth07, is 90 mm wide, while a similar 30-mm limber-hole is present. If they are from the same hull then the limber-holes, which must have been located along the same side of the keel to permit a free run of water, provide a relative orientation. This suggests that the two frames may come from towards the opposite ends of the vessel. Scale 50 cm. (Cat No 88/A12563)
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Top view of claw thole (see Perth 05-06). (Cat No 84/A6085)
DP 150989
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Reverse side of upright thole (Perth03). Overall length 76 cm. (Cat No 269/A05–0224)
DP 150990
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Top view of upright thole (Perth03 and Perth10). Overall length 76 cm. (Cat No 269/A05–0224)
DP 150991
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Unused wrought-iron roves used to secure the rivet fastenings on the inside of the plank-joins. They were produced in strips with pre-struck holes for the rivet shank, and chisel-cuts so they could be broken off like pieces of chocolate. Scale in cm.
DP 150992
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Reverse view of Perth12. Scale in cm.
DP 150993
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Alternative view of Perth12. Scale in cm.
DP 150994
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Wrought-iron rivets and roves. These were primarily associated with clinker boatbuilding to fasten the edges of overlapping planks, but were also used for studding doors. Scale in cm.
DP 150995
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Three grown-timber boat frames (for B see Perth07, for C Perth08). (Cat Nos 88/A12563, 104/A12578 and 121/A12522)
DP 150996
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Bar-chart showing plank-joint thicknesses as indicated by the shank-length between the rivet-head and rove of the boat fastenings (see Perth15 and 19).
DP 150997
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Both types of tholes from clinker-built boats (see Perth02, 03, 09-11). (Cat Nos 84/A6085 and 269/A05–0224)
DP 150998
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A selection of wrought-iron rivets and roves (see Perth15). These were primarily associated with clinker boatbuilding, but were also used for studding doors. Scale in cm.
DP 150999
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Probable oar-port shutter from a 13th-century context. Such devices were intended to keep the oar-ports of clinker-built ships weather-proof when not in use. They were mounted on pivots inside the hull so they could be swung clear when the ports needed to be open, and were equipped with an arrangement whereby they could be secured in whichever position was required. The triangular appendage on this example presumably fulfilled this function and the two small notches near its point were no doubt intended for a fixing loop. The use of such a cover implies a vessel with greater freeboard than one whose oars were operated from tholes set atop the gunwale. This object is therefore a relic of what was probably a substantial sea-going ship propelled primarily by sail. It may not have been dissimilar to the well-known sailing galley depicted on the tomb of Alexander MacLeod at Rodel in Harris. (Cat No 354/A6476)
DP 151000
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General view from SE.
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View from North East showing street and lane fronts
SC 1379994
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View showing setting in High Street
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Interior, detail of Hornel painting of the rear of 14 High Street, Kirkcudbright in the dining room
SC 1380020
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View of 8-12 High Street West, Anstruther Wester, from W.
SC 1554968
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Oblique aerial view.
DP 265568
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View from S.
SC 1644531
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General view.
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General view.
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