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See also [[Viking burials found in England]]<br><br></noinclude>====Grave 1789Excavation====:Status- {{Accepted}}[Paterson 2014] [Edwards 1992] [Wilson 1976]
:Type- Burial
:Find date- excavated in 1789 [Edwards 1992]
:Bodies- None, Male?:Dated to- ?late C9th to early C10th [Paterson 2014:p.172-173]
:Museum-
:Comments- The area was re-investigated in 1997.:Publications- :*{{ListRef|Rooke 1792|pp.105-113}}:*{{ListRef|Cowen 1948|no.2 p.74}}:*{{ListRef|Wilson 1976|p.394|x}}:*{{ListRef|Edwards 1992|no.1 p.43-44|x}}:*{{ListRef|Edwards 1998|p.8-10|x}}:*{{ListRef|Richards 2004|p.192|x}}:*{{ListRef|Paterson 2014|p.161, 163, 172-173|x}}:'''Grave goods-'''
:*'''[[Swords_found_in_Britain#England, Cumbria: Aspatria|Sword]]''' (LOST) - with a silver encrusted hilt
:*Spearhead (LOST) - with a decorated silver socket
:*'''[[Axes_found_in_Britain#England, Cumbria: Aspatria|Axe]]''' (LOST) - Petersen Type E? [Paterson 2014:p.172-173]
:*Shield (LOST) - pieces?
:*Buckle (LOST) - gold
:*Horse bit (LOST) - iron
:*Spur (LOST)
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Burial - England, Aspatria 1 (Rooke 1792).jpg
Burial - England, Aspatria 2 (Rooke 1792).jpg
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====1997 Excavation====
:Status- {{Accepted}}[Abramson 2000]
:Type- Burial
:Find date- excavated in 1789 [Edwards 1992]
:Bodies- 2 fragments of a tibial bone, female?
:Dated to-
:Museum-
:Comments- Probably from the same grave excavated in 1789
:Publications-
:*{{ListRef|Rooke 1792|pp.105-113Abramson 2000}}:'''Grave goods-''':*{{ListRef|Wilson 1976|p.394|x}}''Ringed pin'' - copper-alloy:*{{ListRef|Edwards 1992|no.1 p.43''Buckle, buckle-44|x}}plate & strap guide'' - iron:*{{ListRef|Edwards 1998|p.8''Folding knife'' -10|x}}:*''Spur?'' -:*''Axe head'' - Upper part with wood still in the shaft hole. Possibly the missing part of the axe found in 1789.<gallery mode=Packed heights=120px style="Padding-left:30px; text-align:left;"></gallery><HarvardReferences /><noinclude>{{ListRefManuscriptButtons|Richards 2004Previous = England, Lancashire: Blackrod|p.192Area = Viking burials found in England|xNext = England, Lancashire: Heysham|Category = Sites}}:Discussion - The area was re-investigated in 1997.<HarvardReferences /noinclude>