Neptune wins Turner Prize

13th June 2020

Well, I think he should! Found on Marloes Sands this morning, within a few yards of each other…

This has been in the sea a very long time indeed! The green stains mark the positions of copper fastenings. The wood is so thin, I’m guessing it’s from a small clinker-built boat; thicker timber, and I would have plumped for a hull plank from a copper-sheathed vessel.
Such convoluted growth usually means either tree root or ivy; this time I’m going for the latter – but if anyone knows better…