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See also Viking burials found in Scotland

Grave 1830

Find date- excavated in 1830

Bodies- Male

Dated to- C9th

Museum- National Museum of Scotland

Grave goods-

• Sword - Petersen type D
• Small anvil - copper-alloy. Or possible foot of bronze vessel
• Thin mounts - copper-alloy

Bibliography-

• Grieg, Sigurd (1940) Viking Antiquities in Scotland. Edited by Haakon Shetelig. (Available Online) Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland: Part 2 p.64-66
• Żabiński, Grzegorz (2007) 'Viking Age Swords from Scotland'. STUDIA I MATERIAŁY – STUDIES AND MATERIALS. Acta Militaria Mediaevalia III. Kraków – Sanok 2007, s. 29-84. (Available Online - www.academia.edu) no.16
• National Museum of Scotland [1]
• Scran [1]

Grave 1875

Find date- excavated in 1875

Bodies- Male

Dated to- c.875-925

Museum- National Museum of Scotland

Grave goods-

• Sword- 12 fragments
• Penannular brooch - copper-alloy
• Buckle and strap plate - copper-alloy
• 2 jet beads
• Hone - slate

Bibliography-

• Grieg, Sigurd (1940) Viking Antiquities in Scotland. Edited by Haakon Shetelig. (Available Online) Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland: Part 2 p.67-69