A section of a wooden ship has been washed up on a beach on Orkney, UK.
Ref: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/Crg447y13nzo
Ref: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/Crg447y13nzo
Another Shipwreck washed up.
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Stuart, the link below doesn't work. Can you check, please?
Try this link.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crg447y13nzo
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crg447y13nzo
Thank you, Jeff.
I guess that's the UK link. Thanks for adding the correct one, me hearties!
That oval treenail intrigues me. Anyone have any idea what that may be for. It seems like a lot of work to make an oval hole when a round one would do for anything I can think of.
Unless it's just camera distortion.
Unless it's just camera distortion.
@dockattner Paul it looks like a piece of your treenailed hull washed ashore in the UK
Proof that my work can withstand the ravages of sea and time... 
No doubt about that.Proof that my work can withstand the ravages of sea and time...
Could be 'wear & tear' by the sea, on, what was a bitt or cleat?
Like almost every piece of wood, dowels shrink, especially in one direction. The Scandinavians with their Viking ships carefully used the grain of the wood when inserting their dowels, knowing that there was a chance their round dowels would end up oval...
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Ah, you mean the butts of the planking. They are positively not Dutch , as I explained to the archeaologist who wanted information about this wreck piece.
Appreciate the pictures. Any effort to identify the age of the timbers?
I think the trenails aka trunnels, are ovoid in shape swell to create the firmest grip on the wood once it is wet.
There are no oval tunnels.
I live near the site and had a good look at it.