Leaky Tides

Leaky Tides at Kennetpans The tides in the River Forth, for several miles, both above and before Clackmannan, exhibit a phenomenon not to be found (it is said) in any other part of the globe. This is what the sailors call a leaky tide, which happens always in good...

The Stoving of the King’s Boat

In May of 1801 the King’s Boat was vandalised as she lay for repair at Kincardine. One of the men suspected of this ‘wicked’  crime was a former co-owner of Robert Stein’s ‘Rachael of Kincardine’.   The King’s boat sounds a...