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Rowlock

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From Westness, Rousay, Orkney

Postcard of Rowlock.
000-100-103-267-C
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Rowlock

A rowlock is a swivelling device on the top side of a boat which holds an oar in place. This bone example was found at Westness on Rousay in Orkney. It dates to the Viking period settlement there, from between 800 and 1100.

Bone chafing piece or rowlock from gunwale, from Westness, Rousay, 800 - 1100 AD

As well as large seafaring ships, Viking boatbuilders also built smaller, simpler rowing boats for river and coastal fishing. Although few boats survive, rowlocks, bone runners for fishing lines and other fittings have been found.


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Online ID: 000-100-103-267-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.1997.240
Date: 800 - 1100 AD
Between 800 and 1100
Material: Bone
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What: Piece, chafing / rowlock
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Where: Scotland, Orkney, Rousay, Westness
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