Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Museum: University of St Andrews Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 4 Intangible Prim Media 1072 Context Gaelic Language, oral story telling, maritime history. Field Worker Netty Sopata Climate Threats Deterioration of material Economic Threats Insufficient financial resources,Arduous training Policy Threats Lack of conservation policy,Educational standardisation Weakened Practice Aged practitioners,Reduced practice Loss Threats Loss of ancestral language,Loss of knowledge,Material shortage Climate Actions Community Engagement,Collaboration with other organisations SDG Responsible Consumption and Production External ID AAS_CP_02 Knowledge Extensive. An understanding of the traditional wooden boat building techniques and ability to apply them through thousands of hours of practice. The sequence in which the techniques need to applied and how to accommodate solo working to accomplish the highest quality. There is an aesthetic quality to wooden boats but fundamnetally thay are a functional item used to carry people in water. The traditonal wooden 'Sgoths'. that Mark can build from start to finish, or repair, are used for sailing in some of the most challenging sea areas in Scotland. There is a particular skills focus on how to work with the different types of wood used in traditional boat building in Scotland: Larch and Oak. 'Roving' is the technique this data input is focusing on in detail. In a new- build this requires the oak made 'ribs' of the boat to be steamed, applied and fixed to a planked mould. Copper nails are then hammered through pre - marked and drilled holes. The oak is only workable for 15 seconds post steaming and these permits the fixing of the nails through the oak without resistence. Once pushed through, copper rivets are used to fix the copper nails in place. 'Roving' also takes place during the replacement of planks in restoration work - it is this process that was captured on video and in photographs to document this cultural practice. (The steaming element of the ribs was not required during this restoration stage - the original holes were use). Knowledge Transfer In the past Mark Stockl ran a Boat Building course at Plockton High School form 2007 to 2023. Although highly successful this was withdrawn form the school curriculum by the local authority due to the costs involved. Out with apprenticeships, there is one boat building school in the United Kingdom that focuses on tradtional, wooden boat building skills: The Boat Building Academy and Furniture School in Lyme Regis. This has a City and Guilds, Level Three Diploma (Advanced) embedded within the intensive course delivered over forty weeks. Practitioners Traditional boat builders are the main bearers and practioners of this practice. There are no specific roles or catgeories for'boat buulding' at an independent, bespoke level. The roving technique requires two people to work together but the majority of the boat building process, using the methods that Mark uses, occur with just one practitioner. Function The traditional wooden 'Sgoths' reffered to above have a cultural significance in the retention and amplification of the gaelic language and maritime history. Falamadair proactivelt restroes and maintains the Sgoths under it's guardianship and interacts with other organisations to promote the heritage connected to them. Fèis na Fairge is a maritme festival organised by Urras Oighreachd Ghabhsainn (Galson Estate) to celebrate the maritime history of teh North of Lewis. The restoration work on the 'Sgoths' completed by Mark contributes significantly to their preservation. Origins and change Wooden fishig boats were used for line fishing during the 19th century but as this industry died out in the Western Isles, the number of wooden boats being built reduced. Some of the tools used remain the same and soe have been repaced with faster alternatives i.e for the 'Roving' hand drills have been replaced with battery operated drills. Organisations Falamadair - The North Lewis Maritime Trust. Comunn Eachdraidh Nis / Ness Historical Society and Urras Oighreachd Ghabhsainn (Galson Estate). Places As above. Artefacts As listed: AAS_AR_06 (Replica Sgoth built by Mark Stockl) and AAS_AR_10 (Clinker under rennovation). Also a battery operated hand drill (AAS_AR_09). For the roving process the drill is required to drill the holes to place/push the copper nails through ready fro the rivet to be fixed. Climate Threats Description In AAS_PR_002(INTVW) Mark makes reference to Scottish Larch (the wood required for the planks in wooden boat building) being used more intensivley by Architects and thus the construction industry. Economic Threats Description There is only one location individuals can currently attend to learn traditional boat building techniques in the U.K. The costs of doing so (£18K for 40 Weeks) is prohibiitve to majority of young people, particulary if they are from a disadvantaged background. Apprenticeships for sole practitioners (such as Mark) are prohibitive to negotiate due to costs and health and saftey guidlines that are required. This coupled with reduced spend capacity of local authorities limts access to learning thes traditonal skills to those that can afford to do so. Policy Threats Description There is only one location individuals can currently attend to learn traditional boat building techniques in the U.K. The costs of doing so (£18K for 40 Weeks) is prohibiitve to majority of young people, particulary if they are from a disadvantaged background. Apprenticeships for sole practitioners (such as Mark) are prohibitive to negotiate due to costs and health and saftey guidlines that are required. This coupled with reduced spend capacity of local authorities limts access to learning thes traditonal skills to those that can afford to do so. Weakened Practice Description There is only one location individuals can currently attend to learn traditional boat building techniques in the U.K. The costs of doing so (£18K for 40 Weeks) is prohibiitve to majority of young people, particulary if they are from a disadvantaged background. Apprenticeships for sole practitioners (such as Mark) are prohibitive to negotiate due to costs and health and saftey guidlines that are required. This coupled with reduced spend capacity of local authorities limts access to learning thes traditonal skills to those that can afford to do so. Loss Threats Description The maritime festivals are great way of amplifyin the anceteral language, knowledge and stories asscociated with traditonal wooden boat buulding ( sailing). But, these are not public policy. State of the practice stable Social sustainability Yes - by supporting the work of Falamadair. Environmental sustainability Yes. All the wood souced in the processes used by Mark is sourced in Scotland. The techniques are traditional so there is very little waste generated. Economic sustainability Mark's work provides an income for him. Some of the boats he builds / repairs are used by estates to faciliate fishing (leisure). The estates generate an income from fishing. Place The town or city 3 Loggie, Ullapool Place Description Ullapool is a small fishing harbour on the west coast of Scotland. It is also a gateway to the Western Isles for freight, tourism and island residents. Traditional fishing vessels on the west coast of Scotland were built from wood. Although the modern day 'trawlers' no-longer resemble these vessels, working examples of traditional wooden vessels do exist today, some in community trusts and some in private ownership. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Traditional Boat Building: Copper Roving Type The nature or genre of the resource Intangible Description An account of the resource One type of tradtional wooden fishing vessel is a ‘Sgoth’ or ‘Sgoth Niseach’ – a traditional type of clinker-built skiff with a dipping lug rig and a Lateen style sail, built mainly in Ness in the Western Isles of Scotland. These boats were used for line fishing during the 19th century but as this industry died out in the Western Isles, the number of Sgoths being built reduced. In 1935 ‘Jubilee,’ built by the late John Finlay Macleod, was launched and is the last original working ‘Sgoth.’ (Falamadair, 2025). Mark Stockl is a traditional boat builder based in Ullapool and has worked extensively with Falamadair _ The North Lewis Maritime Trust, in the restoration of Sgoths for which they are the guardians. He has also built replica Sgoths for private clients (see AAS_AR_06) and restored other Ness built clinkers (see AAS_AR_10). The full process of designing and building a traditional wooden ‘clinker’ boat is described in AAS_PR_002. The Cultural practice documented in this input focuses on the method of ‘Copper Roving’ (fixing the copper rivets through the planks to hold them in place) during the repair of AAS_AR_10. This artefact was in Mark’s workshop on the day of the interview. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource 860,243 Language A language of the resource English Extent The size or duration of the resource. x x Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource iain Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 533 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived highlandandislands References A related resource that is referenced, cited, or otherwise pointed to by the described resource. https://www.galsontrust.com/single-post/launch-of-new-maritime-festival-fèis-na-fairge. (2025, July 28). Retrieved from Urras Oighreachd Ghabhsainn : https://www.galsontrust.com/ Boat Building Academy and Furniture School . (2025, July 28). Retrieved from Boat Building Academy and Furniture School : https://boatbuildingacademy.com/boat-building-courses/40-week-boat-building-course/ CEN, 2021. Comunn Eachdraidh Nis / Ness Historical Society. [Online] Available at: https://www.nesshistorical.co.uk [Accessed 19 July 2025]. Date Submitted Date of submission of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Submitted may be relevant are a thesis (submitted to a university department) or an article (submitted to a journal). 11/08/2025 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. current,57.8644615848094,-5.121928998; Date Modified Date on which the resource was changed. 13/10/2025 Europeana Specific elements of the Europeana Semantic Elements. Europeana Type The Europeana material type of the resource. TEXT Europeana Data Provider The name or identifier of the organisation that contributes data to Europeana. University of St Andrews