Sgoth Niseach

Dublin Core

Title

Sgoth Niseach

Subject

HISTORY,Industrial Heritage

Description

A wooden skiff (sgoth in Scottish Gaelic) traditional crafted in and for the waters around Ness, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The boats were traditional fishing boats, particularly for line fishing, during the 19th century and until the early half of the twentieth century. Crafted by Matt Stokl, boatbuilder located in Ullapool, who is one of a few which specialise in building sgoths.

Creator

Mark Stockl

Source

outerhebrides,scotlandobjects

Contributor

cc274@st-andrews.ac.uk

Type

Physical Object

Identifier

307

Date Submitted

21/03/2025

Date Modified

21/03/2025

Spatial Coverage

current,58.49260844836807,-6.229331195354462;

Europeana

Europeana Data Provider

Applied Arts Scotland

Europeana Type

TEXT

Physical Object Item Type Metadata

Prim Media

441

Material

wood, oak, larch, copper, silicon bronze

Natural Cultural

Cultural

Technique

handmade

Function

fishing

Citation

Mark Stockl, “Sgoth Niseach,” VERAP, accessed May 5, 2025, https://culturality.museum/omeka/items/show/442.

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