Wooden boat bailer

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This wooden boat bailer was found in the peat near Creagan Nighean Dhomhnuill Mhic Iain on Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. Wooden boat bailers must have been used from earliest times, but rarely survive. This one was used sometime between 810 and 520 BC.

The bailer has a squared-off end and tapers slightly towards the handle end.

The seas and waterways around Scotland have made contact easier rather than acting as a barrier. Many different boats were used for a wide range of purposes.

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• Online ID: 000-100-102-201-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  W.PX 7
• Date: 810 - 520 BC
  Between 810 and 520 BC
  
• Material: Wood
  Bailer, boat
  
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• What: Bailer, boat
  
• Subject: Fish processing (NMAS Classification)
  
• Who:
• Where: Scotland, Ross and Cromarty, Lewis, Creagan Nighean Dhomhnuill
  
• Event:
• Description: Wooden boat bailer found in peat near Creagan Nighean Dhomhnuill Mhic Iain, Lewis, 810 - 520 BC
  
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