Shields found in Britain
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Contents
- 1 Type R562
- 2 Type R563
- 3 Type R564
- 4 Irish Sea A Type
- 5 Irish Sea B Type
- 6 Shields still awaiting classification
- 7 Unclassified shields - too decayed
- 8 Unclassified shields - Lost or only possibly from the Viking Age
- 8.1 England, Lancashire: Sandhole Wood, nr Claughton Hall
- 8.2 England, Greater Manchester: Hasty Knoll, Blackrod, Bolton
- 8.3 England, Nottinghamshire: Bingham, Rushcliffe
- 8.4 England, Bedfordshire: Harrold, Bedford Borough
- 8.5 England, Norfolk: Stoke Ferry, Wretton
- 8.6 England, Cambridgeshire: Waterbeach
- 8.7 England, Cambridgeshire: Bartlow
- 8.8 England, Cambridgeshire: Unknown
- 8.9 England, Oxford: Magdalen Bridge
- 8.10 England, Oxford: Park Crecent
- 8.11 England, West Sussex: Clayton
- 9 Select Bibliography
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Found in Britain
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Viking Age Compendium articles on Shields: Viking Age Compendium articles on Shields:
Due to the boss being the only part of the shield to survive I have classified the finds by shield boss type.
For a discussion about the shield boss types see Round Shield Bosses.
Type R562
Scotland, Caithness: Reay
- Current Location- National Museum of Scotland
- Find Type- Grave Find
- Find Date- 1920
- Dimensions- Dia:5 7/8" H: 2 3/16"
- Comments- secured by 4 iron rivets
- Bibliography-
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Scotland, : Ballinaby
- Current Location- National Museum of Scotland
- Find Type- Grave Find
- Find Date-
- Dimensions-
- Comments-
- Bibliography-
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Scotland, : Westness
- Current Location- National Museum of Scotland
- Find Type- Grave Find
- Find Date-
- Dimensions-
- Comments-
- Bibliography-
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Isle of Man, : Cronk Moar
- Current Location- Manx Museum 1966-0374/05
- Find Type- Grave Find
- Find Date-
- Type- Rygh 562 (Boast 2012)
- Dimensions- Dia:14.5cm, H:7.8cm (Boast 2012)
- No. of holes/nails- 6
- Shield Board- fragment, 30x23cm, 4.48mm thick (Boast 2012)
- Comments-
- Bibliography-
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Isle of Man, : Ballateare
- Current Location- Manx Museum 1966-0373.08
- Find Type- Grave Find
- Find Date-
- Type- Rygh 562 (Boast 2012)
- Dimensions- Dia:14.4cm; H:5.8cm
- No. of holes/nails- 4
- Shield Board- 6.5x3.5cm 4.5mm thick. Decorated in red dots, black & white strips
- Comments-
- Bibliography-
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England, Cumbria: Cumwhitton - Grave 4
- Current Location- Tullie House Museum
- Find Type- Grave Find
- Find Date-
- Type- Rygh R564 (Boast 2012)
- Dimensions- Dia:13.8cm, H:6.8cm (Boast 2012)
- No. of holes/nails- ?
- Shield Board-
- Comments-
- Bibliography-
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England, Merseyside: Meols, Wirral
- Current Location- Grosvenor Museum M2894
- Find Type- Grave Find
- Find Date- 1877-89
- Type- Rygh 562 (Boast 2012)
- Dimensions- Dia:16.8cm, H:4.9cm (Boast 2012)
- No. of holes/nails- 5
- Shield Board-
- Comments-
- Bibliography-
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Type R563
Type R564
Isle of Man, St. John's: Balladoyne Churchyard
- Current Location- Manx Museum
- Find Type- Grave Find
- Find Date- 1822
- Type- Rygh 564 (Boast 2012)
- Dimensions- Dia:6" (Bjorn & Shetelig 1940); Dia:15.5cm, H:9.0cm (Boast 2012)
- Comments-
- Bibliography-
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Isle of Man, Ayre: Knoc-y-doonee
- Current Location- Manx Museum 1954-2772/19
- Find Type- Grave Find - Cremation
- Find Date- 1822
- Type- Rygh 564 (Boast 2012)
- Dimensions- Dia:7" H:3¼"; Rim-width:1" (Bjorn & Shetelig 1940) Dia:15.5cm; H:5.7cm (Boast 2012)
- No. of holes/nails- 1 visible
- Shield Board- Had wood adhering.
- Comments-
- Bibliography-
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- Current Location- Tullie House Museum RF 389-420 or 418/419: 1 822
- Find Type- Grave Find - Cremation
- Find Date- 1822
- Type- Rygh 564 (Boast 2012)
- Dimensions- Dia:5½" fragment (Bjorn & Shetelig 1940). Dia:11.4cm; H: 5.8cm (Boast 2012)
- No. of holes/nails- 1 visible
- Shield Board-
- Comments- Broken in 2 and damaged by fire. Boss was dented, probably after the cremation.
- Bibliography-
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Irish Sea A Type
- Current Location- Tullie House Museum 1898.24.2
- Find Type- Grave Find
- Find Date-
- Type- Similar to C7th Anglo-Saxon (Boast 2012)
- Dimensions-Dia:6¾" H:3½" (Bjorn & Shetelig 1940). Dia:11.8cm, H:9.7cm (Boast 2012)
- No. of holes/nails- 2 visible
- Shield Board-
- Comments-
- Bibliography-
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Scotland, Arren: Millhill, Lamlash
- Current Location- National Museum of Scotland
- Find Type- Grave Find
- Find Date-
- Dimensions-
- Comments-
- Bibliography-
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Irish Sea B Type
Isle of Man, : Balladoole
- Current Location- Manx Museum 1966-0372/02a
- Find Type- Grave Find
- Type- Harrison's Irish Sea Type B (Boast 2012)
- Dimensions- Dia:11.3cm, H:7.2cm (Boast 2012)
- No. of holes/nails- 4
- Shield Board- none
- Comments-
- Bibliography-
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Scotland, Colonsay: Kiloran Bay
- Current Location- National Museum of Scotland
- Find Type- Grave Find
- Find Date-
- Dimensions- Dia:9cm H:11.5cm (top missing)
- Comments-
- Bibliography-
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- Current Location- National Museum of Scotland
- Find Type- Grave Find
- Find Date-
- Dimensions-
- Comments-
- Bibliography-
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Shields still awaiting classification
Shields that we've not managed to establish a type for yet.
Scotland, Argyll and Bute, Argyll: Luss, Boiden
Also known as 'Lower Bridge of Froon, Boiden Mound'
- Current Location- Lost
- Type-
- Find date- April 1851
- Dimensions- Dia:6½" H:2"
- Comments- Identified from a water colour by Dr. Joseph Anderson. Current location of both the sword and watercolour is unknown.
- Bibliography-
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Scotland, Argyll and Bute, Colonsay: Machrins
- Current Location- National Museum of Scotland I.L. 315-325
- Type- Possible boat burial. c.850-950
- Find Date- On or before 1898
- Dimensions-
- Comments-
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Unclassified shields - too decayed
England, Derbyshire: Heath Wood (Mound 50), Ingleby
- Current Location- Derby Museum HW99
- Find Type- Grave Find
- Find Date-
- Type- No Boss (Boast 2012)
- Dimensions- n/a
- No. of holes/nails-
- Shield Board-
- Comments- only nails and shield clamps found
- Bibliography-
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England, Derbyshire: Heath Wood (Mound 7), Ingleby
- Current Location- Derby Museum HW99
- Find Type- Grave Find
- Find Date-
- Type- No Boss (Boast 2012)
- Dimensions- n/a
- No. of holes/nails-
- Shield Board-
- Comments- only nails found
- Bibliography-
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Unclassified shields - Lost or only possibly from the Viking Age
England, Lancashire: Sandhole Wood, nr Claughton Hall
- Current Location- ?
- Find Type-
- Find Date- 1822
- Type-
- Dimensions-
- No. of holes/nails-
- Shield Board-
- Comments- SMR PRN119-MLA119
- Bibliography-
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England, Greater Manchester: Hasty Knoll, Blackrod, Bolton
- Current Location- ?
- Find Type-
- Find Date- 1770
- Type-
- Dimensions-
- No. of holes/nails-
- Shield Board-
- Comments- SMR 501.1.0
- Bibliography-
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England, Nottinghamshire: Bingham, Rushcliffe
- Current Location- ?
- Find Type-
- Find Date- 1863
- Type-
- Dimensions-
- No. of holes/nails-
- Shield Board-
- Comments- MON 8873 SMR 1463
- Bibliography-
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England, Bedfordshire: Harrold, Bedford Borough
- Current Location- ?
- Find Type-
- Find Date- 1950
- Type-
- Dimensions-
- No. of holes/nails-
- Shield Board-
- Comments- SMR 64-MBD64
- Bibliography-
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England, Norfolk: Stoke Ferry, Wretton
- Current Location- ?
- Find Type- Grave Find
- Find Date-
- Type-
- Dimensions-
- No. of holes/nails-
- Shield Board-
- Comments- HER 3/01/2011
- Bibliography-
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England, Cambridgeshire: Waterbeach
- Current Location- ?
- Find Type-
- Find Date- 1938
- Type-
- Dimensions-
- No. of holes/nails-
- Shield Board-
- Comments- HER 05351
- Bibliography-
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England, Cambridgeshire: Bartlow
- Current Location- ?
- Find Type-
- Find Date- 1853
- Type-
- Dimensions-
- No. of holes/nails-
- Shield Board-
- Comments- HER 06132
- Bibliography-
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England, Cambridgeshire: Unknown
- Current Location- ?
- Find Type-
- Find Date- ?
- Type-
- Dimensions-
- No. of holes/nails-
- Shield Board-
- Comments- HER 09788B
- Bibliography-
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England, Oxford: Magdalen Bridge
- Current Location- Ashmolean Museum AN1884.513
- Find Type- Discredited Grave Find
- Find Date- 1884
- Dimensions- Dia:17cm H:10cm
- Comments-
- Bibliography-
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England, Oxford: Park Crecent
- Current Location- ?
- Find Type-
- Find Date- 1865
- Type-
- Dimensions-
- No. of holes/nails-
- Shield Board-
- Comments- HER 6048-MOX9982
- Bibliography-
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England, West Sussex: Clayton
- Current Location- ?
- Find Type-
- Find Date- 1824
- Type-
- Dimensions-
- No. of holes/nails-
- Shield Board-
- Comments- SMR 4121-MWS969
- Bibliography-
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Select Bibliography