Boat graveyard

On the banks of the River Clyde near Erskine stands Newshot Island. As well as being a nature reserve the area is home to a boat graveyard. Covered by every tide and largely hidden from view, on one of the busiest waterways in Scotland, lie the remains of a group of extraordinary vessels. Most of them are wooden mud punts. These floating platforms received the mud from the dredgers that deepened the River Clyde in the 19th and 20th centuries. Originally there was a fleet of hundreds which operated on the Clyde, but these are the only surviving examples.For more information go to
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