Coiti: Logboats from Northern Ireland

An in-depth study of the principal recorded dugout boat, or logboat, discoveries made in the northeastern counties of Northern Ireland since the latter half of the 19th century. In this region fresh examples continue to turn up at a rate of about two a year in rivers, lakes and also around the coast. Northern Ireland has also been the scene of two significant series of experiments with logboats, in 1959 and again in 1994-95. These were undertaken with the objective of throwing light upon the performance of ancient hulls, particularly as regards safe loading, for which a formula for rough calculation purposes is presented.