Coracles/Currachs

Coracle at Portsoy Boat FestivalThese were small boats used on rivers and sometimes around the coast with a woven framework of willow and often hazel, covered in animal hide.

What we know about coracles/currachs

Modern version of coracle with wood lath and gunwhale

  These were small boats used on rivers and  lochs. Bigger versions could be used on the sea too. They had a woven framework of willow and often hazel, covered in animal hide. These are some of the world’s earliest boats. Latterly …Continue reading “What we know about coracles/currachs”