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Category:Scotland, Orkney, Rousay: Westness

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See also Viking burials found in Scotland

Graves 1968-1984

Status-  Accepted  
Type- Cemetery with 2 boat burials. 32 graves in total, 8 of which had grave goods.
Find date- excavated between 1968 and 1984
Bodies-
Dated to-
Museum-
Publications-
 Grave 11. Boat Burial Male  
  • Boat - 4 oar faering, clinker built oak vessel. L:5.5m
  • Sword -
  • Shield -
  • Arrows -
  • Spear -
  • Axe -
  • Sickle -
  • Plough Shear -
  • Whetstone -
  • Strike-a-light -
 Grave 34. Boat Burial Male  
  • Boat - 4 oar faering, clinker built oak vessel. L:4.5m
  • Sword -
  • Sword - fragment of blade. Both parts may be from one sword.
  • Shield -
  • Arrows -
  • Whetstone -
  • Strike-a-light -
 Grave . Oval Grave Male  
  • Shield -
  • Arrows -
  • Sickle -
  • Ringed-Pin -
  • Comb -
  • Gaming-pieces -
 Grave . Oval Grave Female  
  • Sickle -
  • Comb -
  • Pennanular Brooch -
  • Spindle Whorl -
  • Spindle Whorl -
 Grave 12. Male  
  • -
 Grave . Unknown  
  • -
 Grave . Unknown  
  • -

Grave 1963

Status-  Accepted  
Type-
Find date- found in 1963
Bodies- female skeleton with a full term infant
Dated to-
Museum-
Publications-
 Grave goods Female  
  • Oval Brooch (Pair) -
  • 40 beads
  • Pennanular - silver, Irish.
  • Mount - Insular.
  • Strap-end -
  • Strap-end -
  • Comb - antler
  • Sickle - iron
  • Bowl - copper-alloy
  • Weaving sword - iron
  • shears - iron
  • heckles -

Grave 1826 Sweindrow

Status-  Accepted  
Type-
Find date- found in 1826
Bodies-
Dated to-
Museum-
Publications-
 Grave Goods Male  
  • Sword -
  • Shield - possibly from the same grave?

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