Perth, Saint John Street
Boat
Site Name Perth, Saint John Street
Classification Boat
Alternative Name(s) River Tay
Canmore ID 79788
Site Number NO12SW 215
NGR NO 119 235
NGR Description NO c. 119 235
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Perth And Kinross
- Parish Perth
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District Perth And Kinross
- Former County Perthshire
NO12SW 215 c. 119 235
About 1829 the 'remains of a boat' were discovered at a depth of about 10' (3.1m) during the excavation of foundations in Saint John Street which runs parallel to the present bank of the River Tay (and at a distance of 130m from it) between NO 1198 2363 and NO 1197 2346. Although the vessel was not a logboat, its unusual nature makes it worthy of re-publication.
The 'planks and bindings' of the boat were of oak while the former were both 'rabetted upon one another' and 'fastened with copper rivets'. A 'well-formed' rope of heather was attached to the boat, and beneath the vessel there were the remains of willows and aquatic shrubs.
G L Gomme 1886; R J C Mowat 1996.