U Structure in Smith Cove

[Armchair detective]

This was dug up and dated with the tree ring method to 1620 (need to confirm).

Did anyone notice that the bracing was NOT to keep the sea out, but to keep the land in?

 

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[TruthbeTold]

Proven long ago to be a common wharf structure.

No mysterious purpose at all.

 

[Armchair detective]

Ok makes sense.
Would you believe that it was a "port" in winter months to get goods to northerly towns? You would cart by sled over the ice sheet to the north.

 

[n2mini]

It's possible but I would have thought they would have had their own port on mainland. Up or down the coast line somewhere. Why onload it to a ox pulled cart to get it across the island, to then load it onto a sled to slide across the ice, or heck just keep it in the same cart and hope you don't fall thru..

 

[Armchair detective]

Is there any way to see if the south side of OI is ice free when the north side is a frozen sea? Some weird ocean current keeping it warm?
If so, it would be a safer place to load/unload cargo than the edge of an ice shelf.

 

[Armchair detective]

Found a picture of the sled. Go to tnet main menu, select "7", scroll down to
"The "U" Shaped Structure", and out to records #77, #102 and #107.

If someone knows how to import these pictures from there to this thread here, it would be most helpful for discussions.

It is clearly meant for travel over snow, and needing oxen to pull it.