Category:Scotland, Highland, Eigg

See also Viking burials found in Scotland

Grave 1 1830

Find date- excavated in 1830

Bodies- Male

Dated to- C9th

Museum- National Museum of Scotland

Grave goods-

• Sword - Petersen type D
• Baldric - copper-alloy. Fastener and thin plates possibly from a baldric
• Small anvil - copper-alloy. Or possible foot of bronze vessel

Bibliography-

• Macpherson, Norman (1878) 'Notes on Antiquities from the Island of Eigg.' (pp.577-603) (Available Online) The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland: Vol.12
• 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 2 1875

Find date- excavated in 1875

Bodies- Male

Dated to- C9th

Museum- National Museum of Scotland

Grave goods-

• Axe
• Spearhead - only socket remains with part of the wooden shaft
• Knife - iron. L:21cm W:3.5cm. Remains of wooden handle and wooden sheath?
• Penannular brooch - copper-alloy
• Buckle
• Hone
• Cloth - black wool & a little black fur
• Sickle
• Amber bead - 2cm
• Amber bead - 4cm with large hole
• bead or spindle whorl - grey rock 2cm

Bibliography-

• Macpherson, Norman (1878) 'Notes on Antiquities from the Island of Eigg.' (pp.577-603) (Available Online) The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland: Vol.12
• 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

Grave 3 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-

• Macpherson, Norman (1878) 'Notes on Antiquities from the Island of Eigg.' (pp.577-603) (Available Online) The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland: Vol.12
• 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