Fiskerton Log Boat

The Fiskerton log boat is an Iron Age log boat, found during excavations in 2001 on the banks of the River Witham near Fiskerton, Lincolnshire [1]. The Fiskerton log boat was made from a single oak tree trunk, and still bears axe marks from its manufacture [1]. It was deliberately sunk as an offering and may have been specially made for this purpose [1]. The boat measures approximately 6 m in length and was worked from a single oak tree trunk [1]. It has a bowed bow and a square stern, closed by a board slotted into a groove [1]. The boat first went on public display in March 2006 at The Collection, Lincoln [1].