Category:Isle of Man, Peel: St. Patrick's Isle

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See also Viking burials found in the Isle of Man

Status-  Accepted  

Type- Burial

Find Date- excavated between 1982 and 1987

Bodies- 7 graves with accompanied grave goods. 5 adult and 2 child burials.

Dated to- first half of the C10th

Publications-

• Freke, David (ed.) (2002) Excavations on St. Patrick's Isle, Peel, Isle of Man 1982-88. Prehistoric, Viking, Medieval and Later. p.66-73 and p.83-98
• Redmond, Angela Z. (2007) Viking Burial in the North of England. A Study of Contact, Interaction and Reaction between Scandinavian Migrants with Resident Groups, and the effect of Immigration on Aspects of Cultural Continuity.. British Archaeological Reports: BAR 429 Appx.5 no.94-100
• Wilson, David M. (2008) The Vikings in the Isle of Man. p.47-50
• Steinforth, Dirk (2015) Die skandinavische Besiedlung auf der Isle of Man. (partly available in google books) Tab.3 no.29-36

Adult female (84.16/L (483))

• woolen dress probably with a tablet woven sash, possible sprang head-dress (or possibly a bag?), down filled leather pillow [GRAHAM CAMPBELL 2002:p.86]
• iron roasting spit
• 3 knives (2 with handles inlaid with silver wire)
• a pair of shears
• antler comb
• 2 needles
• miniature pestle and mortar of limestone
• necklace of 2 amber beads and a pierced ammonite.
• necklace of 71 beads of coloured glass, amber and jet.

Adult male? (84.16/L (420))

• silver penny (939-46AD)
• copper-alloy ringed pin with a polyhedral head probably used to fasten a cloak.
• 18 woven silver wire balls. Probably used to decorate a fringed cloak.
• D shaped buckle with a decorated plate. Found just above the right knee and probably used to secure the body in the shroud.

Adult (85.60/L (595))

• 4 silver wire balls. Again probably a fringe ornament of a cloak or shawl (they were found at the pelvis and right wrist).

Adult male? (85.60/L (1155))

• curved lidded chest
• ringed pin
• linen cloak or shroud
• strap end and buckle from a belt
• traces of a comb, possible awl.

Adult (84.16/L (629))

• casket
• belt buckle with decorated plate, strap end
• iron knife in a leather sheath.

child (85.60/L (682))

• silver half penny (946-55AD)

child (84.16/L (757))

• small bell, 6 glass beads, 2 amber beads