Find Spot record MAB49058 - LOCH KINORD

Logboat (Loch Kinord 1), recorded in 1858 and which became known as the 'Royal Yacht' .

Logboat (Loch Kinord 1), recorded in 1858 and which became known as the 'Royal Yacht' . It was discovered 'near the north shore and opposite the smaller island', presumably the crannog at NO 4433 9952. It had been revealed during several periods of low water before 1858, and was recovered in June the following year. The boat was taken to Aboyne Castle where it appears to have disintegrated. What is probably an unplaceable fragment of it remains in store at Aberdeen University Anthropological Museum under accession number AUAM 14900, having been received through the Ogston Collection. When recovered the boat measured 2ft 6in (6.9m) in length and 3ft 3in (1m) in breadth at the squared stern. The bow was pointed. The sides survived to a maximum height of 9in (225mm) and the floor was about 4in (100mm) thick. Splitting had apparently taken place while the boat was still in use and there was evidence of an attempted repair. Two 'bars of oak' had been countersunk longitudinally into the underside of the boat and were held in place by five transverse bars. A sample taken in 2015 for radiocarbon dating gave a date of 553-648 AD.

Period Notes
Radiocarbon dating: Poz-71094, 1460+/-30BP, calibrated to 553-648AD.

OGSTON, A, 1931, PREHIST ANTIQ HOWE OF CROMAR, pp.32-3 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1358.

Record last edited

Dec 15 2020 3:55PM