Category:England, Lancashire: Claughton Hall

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See also Viking burials found in England

Grave 1822

Status-  Accepted  

Find date- 1822

Bodies- Male skeleton

Dated to- ?

Museum- Claughton Hall

Grave goods-

• Oval Brooches (Pair), gilt copper-alloy (R. 652). These were found wrapped back to back and encased the 2 beads and a molar tooth.
• Silver nielloed brooch (originally a Carolingian mount)
• 2 Glass beads

Grave goods- (Lost)

• Sword Petersen type X
• Axe
• Spearhead
• Hammer

Publications-

• Jones, Michael (1849) 'Proceedings at Meetings of the Royal Archaeological Institute.' pp.74-77. (Available Online) The Archaeological Journal: Vol.6 p.74-75
• Bjorn, Anathon, and Shetelig, Haakon (1940) Viking Antiquities in England. Edited by Haakon Shetelig. (Available Online) Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland: Part 4 p.18
• Edwards, B.J.N. (1969) 'The Claughton Viking Burial'. In Historic Society of Lancashire Vol.121. pp.109-116. p.109-116
• Edwards, B.J.N. (1992) 'The Vikings in North West England. The Archaeological Evidence'. In Graham-Campbell, James (1992) Viking Treasure from the North West. The Cuerdale Hoard in its Context. p.46
• Edwards, B.J.N. (1998) Vikings in North West England. The Artifacts. p.15-17
• Owen, Olwyn, and Dalland, Magnar (1999) SCAR, A Viking Boat Burial on Sanday, Orkney. Tuckwell Press. p.166
• Richards, Julian D. (2004) Vikings in England. p.193

Comments- The items were said to have been found in a wooden chest