River Tay, Newburgh, Bronze aged craft discovered and saved for conservation

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Picture of Bronze aged craft being brought down the River Tay - click for larger image
Bronze Aged craft on the River Tay being carefully floated down, the boat is under the water to preserve the timber from drying out - click for a larger picture The cage is being made ready by the crane age The crane is lowering the lifting cage into the water so that the ancient craft can be taken out of the River Tay - click for a larger Picture

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Scottie PictureCollie and Terriers in the Newburgh Park
Charlie with ballCollies are just soo cool
Collie in the park

Scottish History discovered in the Tay

The 3,000 year old bronze aged craft is being taken to Edinburgh for preservation work that will take several years to complete, afterwards it is hoped to be brought back to this area and exhibited in Perth.

Having fun when the craft arrives at Newburgh

Everyone had loads of fun and the kids were brilliant and having fun as you can see from the picture.

Bronze aged boat lifted out of the water onto Newburgh harbour - click for a larger Picture The protection frame is lifted out of the water and carefully moved - click for larger image The crane safely lowers the ancient craft onto the transportation lorry for moving to Edinburgh - click for a larger picture

Picture of the ancient log craft being protected with packing materials on the lorry - click for larger picture A close up of the front of the ancient bronze aged log craft after it has been put onto the transportation lorry - click for larger picture Packing material is placed under the metal frame to protect the log craft from being damaged during the journey to Edinburgh - click for larger picture

 

 

The bronze craft was discovered locally about a mile upstream from Newburgh and recovered for conservation.

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Sam says he thinks it just looks like a lump of wood and he could find that kind of stuff every day of the week if he was allowed to play in the river

A 3,000-year-old boat has been lifted from the mud of the River Tay and Sam "says" he thinks it just looks like a lump of wood and he could find that kind of stuff every day of the week if he was allowed to play in the river as well! Love dogs? then visit our Dog website - www.adog.ws

 

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