Comments on: Brigg Raft ~ Pre-Historic Ship Found at Brigg in Lincs ! http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/brigg-raft-pre-historic-ship-found-at-brigg-in-lincs A Site About Everything and Nothing Sun, 19 May 2013 14:52:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 Comment on Brigg Raft ~ Pre-Historic Ship Found at Brigg in Lincs ! by: Rod http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/brigg-raft-pre-historic-ship-found-at-brigg-in-lincs#comment-37182 Wed, 15 May 2013 18:06:57 +0000 http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/brigg-raft-pre-historic-ship-found-at-brigg-in-lincs#comment-37182 Hamish, thanks for the heads up - really appreciated and great news regards, Rod Hamish,
thanks for the heads up - really appreciated and great news
regards,
Rod

]]> Comment on Brigg Raft ~ Pre-Historic Ship Found at Brigg in Lincs ! by: Hamish http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/brigg-raft-pre-historic-ship-found-at-brigg-in-lincs#comment-37180 Wed, 15 May 2013 16:19:41 +0000 http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/brigg-raft-pre-historic-ship-found-at-brigg-in-lincs#comment-37180 The Brigg raft is now on display at the Brigg Heritage Centre ! There is also a nice model that shows how it would have looked, and examples of the type of Bronze Age implements that would have been used to make it. Well worth a visit. Free entry, and 2 hours free parking in Brigg. The Brigg raft is now on display at the Brigg Heritage Centre !

There is also a nice model that shows how it would have looked, and examples of the type of Bronze Age implements that would have been used to make it.

Well worth a visit. Free entry, and 2 hours free parking in Brigg.

]]> Comment on Brigg Raft ~ Pre-Historic Ship Found at Brigg in Lincs ! by: Rod http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/brigg-raft-pre-historic-ship-found-at-brigg-in-lincs#comment-24374 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:47:23 +0000 http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/brigg-raft-pre-historic-ship-found-at-brigg-in-lincs#comment-24374 Hamish, this is wonderful stuff, many thanks. EH mentioned that most of the baot was supposedly left and that there were plans to re-excavate. Show show out of date some of their entries are if it was re-dug in 1974 ! Let's hope it comes back to Brigg Hamish Regards, Rod Hamish,
this is wonderful stuff, many thanks.
EH mentioned that most of the baot was supposedly left and that there were plans to re-excavate.
Show show out of date some of their entries are if it was re-dug in 1974 !

Let’s hope it comes back to Brigg Hamish
Regards,
Rod

]]> Comment on Brigg Raft ~ Pre-Historic Ship Found at Brigg in Lincs ! by: Hamish http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/brigg-raft-pre-historic-ship-found-at-brigg-in-lincs#comment-24369 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:07:13 +0000 http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/brigg-raft-pre-historic-ship-found-at-brigg-in-lincs#comment-24369 This was the last of 3 major Late Bronze Age discoveries in the brick pits, all during the 1880s. In 1884, an oak plank causeway that would have crossed the boggy ground near the Ancholme. Another section was exposed and photographed in 1933. In 1886, a complete 48ft logboat was found and raised. After being displayed there for some years, it was (you're not going to like this..) moved to Hull Albion Street museum, where it was destroyed in the blitz in 1943. However, Scunthorpe Museum still have on display the smaller Appleby logboat, well worth a look. This is a timely post for 2 reasons: 1. Exeter University have just announced a project to build a sewn-plank boat similar to this 2. The Brigg 'raft' was not destroyed entirely - the rest was re-excavated in 1974 and taken to the National Maritime Museum. There have been some discussions recently about bringing it back to Brigg for permanent display. This was the last of 3 major Late Bronze Age discoveries in the brick pits, all during the 1880s.

In 1884, an oak plank causeway that would have crossed the boggy ground near the Ancholme. Another section was exposed and photographed in 1933.

In 1886, a complete 48ft logboat was found and raised. After being displayed there for some years, it was (you’re not going to like this..) moved to Hull Albion Street museum, where it was destroyed in the blitz in 1943. However, Scunthorpe Museum still have on display the smaller Appleby logboat, well worth a look.

This is a timely post for 2 reasons:

1. Exeter University have just announced a project to build a sewn-plank boat similar to this

2. The Brigg ‘raft’ was not destroyed entirely - the rest was re-excavated in 1974 and taken to the National Maritime Museum. There have been some discussions recently about bringing it back to Brigg for permanent display.

]]> Comment on Brigg Raft ~ Pre-Historic Ship Found at Brigg in Lincs ! by: veronica http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/brigg-raft-pre-historic-ship-found-at-brigg-in-lincs#comment-24345 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:17:28 +0000 http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/brigg-raft-pre-historic-ship-found-at-brigg-in-lincs#comment-24345 yes and our cash and gave us ash yes and our cash and gave us ash

]]> Comment on Brigg Raft ~ Pre-Historic Ship Found at Brigg in Lincs ! by: Nick http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/brigg-raft-pre-historic-ship-found-at-brigg-in-lincs#comment-24344 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:45:07 +0000 http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/brigg-raft-pre-historic-ship-found-at-brigg-in-lincs#comment-24344 Veronica -- apparently the first Icelandic Viking settlers were predominantly male, and they raided the British Isles, including the Celtic areas to find and take wives back home to Iceland. ....Then 900 years later the buggers stole our fishing grounds. Veronica — apparently the first Icelandic Viking settlers were predominantly male, and they raided the British Isles, including the Celtic areas to find and take wives back home to Iceland.

….Then 900 years later the buggers stole our fishing grounds.

]]> Comment on Brigg Raft ~ Pre-Historic Ship Found at Brigg in Lincs ! by: veronica http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/brigg-raft-pre-historic-ship-found-at-brigg-in-lincs#comment-24339 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 19:42:36 +0000 http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/brigg-raft-pre-historic-ship-found-at-brigg-in-lincs#comment-24339 You are right yes. We don't set out into the unknown nowadays. What character traits these early people must have had. I read that many Irish people actually have the same single factor genetic as Icelandic people. Imagine that journey from Iceland into unknown waters . My youngest son did an archaeology degree and I was fascinated by his marine archaeology module. I am always impressed by the determination and workmanship of those early people who had neither the tools nor the training available today , but still managed to create something 'floatable' . You are right yes. We don’t set out into the unknown nowadays. What character traits these early people must have had. I read that many Irish people actually have the same single factor genetic as Icelandic people. Imagine that journey from Iceland into unknown waters .

My youngest son did an archaeology degree and I was fascinated by his marine archaeology module. I am always impressed by the determination and workmanship of those early people who had neither the tools nor the training available today , but still managed to create something ‘floatable’ .

]]> Comment on Brigg Raft ~ Pre-Historic Ship Found at Brigg in Lincs ! by: Rod http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/brigg-raft-pre-historic-ship-found-at-brigg-in-lincs#comment-24335 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:25:58 +0000 http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/brigg-raft-pre-historic-ship-found-at-brigg-in-lincs#comment-24335 Veronica, the human side of early vessels is something I find incredible, imagine seeting out in hollowed out trees and not even knowing what may lay in front of you ! Best Rpd Veronica,
the human side of early vessels is something I find incredible, imagine seeting out in hollowed out trees and not even knowing what may lay in front of you !
Best
Rpd

]]> Comment on Brigg Raft ~ Pre-Historic Ship Found at Brigg in Lincs ! by: veronica http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/brigg-raft-pre-historic-ship-found-at-brigg-in-lincs#comment-24332 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:17:03 +0000 http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/brigg-raft-pre-historic-ship-found-at-brigg-in-lincs#comment-24332 Naval archaeology is fascinating . I have been interested ever since going to the Vasa musuem in Stockhom which houses a 17th Century war ship , The Vasa, pulled up almost intact out of the lagoon. ( google for that ) Imagine my excitement then, when I heard that Cheshire had a salt boat on display at Nantwich museum. As interesting as it was after a 55 minute drive, it turned out to be merely a very large utensil used in the old Cheshire salt making industry. ('wich' meaning salt house ) . Ah well . Naval archaeology is fascinating . I have been interested ever since going to the Vasa musuem in Stockhom which houses a 17th Century war ship , The Vasa, pulled up almost intact out of the lagoon. ( google for that )

Imagine my excitement then, when I heard that Cheshire had a salt boat on display at Nantwich museum. As interesting as it was after a 55 minute drive, it turned out to be merely a very large utensil used in the old Cheshire salt making industry. (’wich’ meaning salt house ) . Ah well .

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