Category:England, Cumbria: Hesket-in-the-Forest

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See also Viking burials found in England

Status- Accepted
Find date- 1822
Bodies- Cremation covered in a cairn
Dated to- ?
Grave goods- (Tullie House Museum)
  • Sword Petersen type O
  • Spearhead Petersen type I
  • Spearhead Petersen type F
  • Shield Boss (broken in two)
  • Axe Petersen type E,
  • Iron Bit plated in bronze
  • Two Buckles (one with a buckle plate)
  • Sickle, Wet stone
  • Bone Comb and Bone Case
  • Pair of Spurs (now lost)
Discussion- The weapons were deliberately damaged.
Publications-