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===Scotland, Orkney, Sanday: Scar===
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{| class="wikitable"
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|+Data Card
:Status- {{Accepted}}
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:Type- Viking boat burial including a man, woman and child
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|Location:|| ''Ballinaby, Islay, Argyll and Bute, Scotland''
:Find date- 1985
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:Bodies- 3 skeletons. Male, Female and a 10 year old child
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|Find Date:|| ''August 1878''
:Dated to- AD 875-950
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:Museum-
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|Bodies:|| ''Double burial? Male & Female''
:Publications-  
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:*{{ListRef|Graham-Campbell & Batey 1998|p.138-140}}
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|Context:|| ''''
:*{{ListRef|Owen & Dalland 1999}}  
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:*{{ListRef|Redmond 2007|p.78}}
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|Dated to:|| ''''
:'''{{Male|Grave goods}}'''  
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:*''Sword with Scabbard'' - Petersen Type H.
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|Museum:|| ''National Museum of Scotland ()''
:*''Arrows with Quiver remains'' -  
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:*''Comb'' -
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|Grave Goods:|| ''''<br>
:*''weights'' - lead
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|}
:*''Gaming pieces'' - whale
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:'''{{Female|Grave goods}}'''  
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:*''Equal armed brooch''
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==Ballinaby==
:*''Whale bone plaque''
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:*''Comb''
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:*''Sickle''
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:*''Weaving batten'' - iron
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:*''Shears'' -
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==See Also==
:*''Needle Tidy'' -
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[[:Category:Scotland, Argyll and Bute, Islay: Ballinaby|Ballinaby Category Page]] - lists all the Viking Age Compendium pages and images related to Ballinaby.
:*''Chest'' - Wooden with metal fittings
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:*''Spindle whorl'' - steatite
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:*''Spindle whorl'' - sandstone
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==Catalogue of Grave Goods==
:'''{{Unknown|Child Grave goods}}'''  
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===Male Grave===
:''None''
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[[File:NMS Ballinaby Male.jpg|400px|frameless|left]]
<gallery mode=Packed heights=120px style="Padding-left:30px; text-align:left;">
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<br clear=all>
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*'''[[Swords_found_in_Britain#Scotland, Argyll and Bute, Islay: Ballinaby (B)|Sword]]''' (X.IL 125)
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::Type: Petersen B
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:References
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:*[https://www.nms.ac.uk/explore-our-collections/collection-search-results/?item_id=167462 National Museum of Scotland]
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:*{{ListRef|Anderson 1880|p.51}}
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:*{{ListRef|Grieg 1940|p.31-32}}
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:*{{ListRef|Żabiński 2007|no.25}}
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<Gallery>
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Sword_ballinaby.jpg
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Sword - Ballinaby Grave 1 (Anderson 1880).JPG
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NMS Ballinaby Sword Hilt.JPG
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NMS Ballinaby Sword.JPG
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</Gallery>
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*'''[[Shields found in Britain#Scotland, Argyll and Bute, Islay: Ballinaby|Shield boss]]''' with a copper-alloy handle (X.IL 126)
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::Type: Harrison Irish Sea
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:References
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:*[https://www.nms.ac.uk/explore-our-collections/collection-search-results/?item_id=167463 National Museum of Scotland]
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:*{{ListRef|Harrison & Ó Floinn 2014}}
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<Gallery>
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Shield boss - Ballinaby Grave 1 (Anderson 1880).JPG
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Shield Handle - Ballinaby Grave 1 (Anderson 1880).JPG
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NMS Ballinaby Boss 1877.JPG
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Shield Boss Ballinaby (Greig 1940).JPG
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</Gallery>
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*'''[[Axes_found_in_Britain#Scotland, Argyll and Bute, Islay: Ballinaby (III-1)|Axe 1]]'''
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::Type: Wheeler III (Iron)
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<Gallery>
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Axe 1 - Ballinaby Grave 1 (Anderson 1880).JPG
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</Gallery>
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*'''[[Axes_found_in_Britain#Scotland, Argyll and Bute, Islay: Ballinaby (III-2)|Axe 2]]'''
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::Type: Wheeler III (iron)
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<Gallery>
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Axe 2 - Ballinaby Grave 1 (Anderson 1880).JPG
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</Gallery>
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*'''Spearhead''' (X.IL 128) with a possible Ferrule (X.IL 129)
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::Spearhead Type: Petersen (Iron)
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::Ferrule Type: (Iron)
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:References
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:*
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<Gallery>
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Spear head - Ballinaby Grave 1 (Anderson 1880).JPG
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Scabbard end - Ballinaby Grave 1 (Anderson 1880).JPG
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</Gallery>
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*'''Fishing Spear'''
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<Gallery>
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Ferrel - Ballinaby Grave 1 (Anderson 1880).JPG
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</Gallery>
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*'''Drinking horn''' terminal (X.IL 127) & mount.
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::Type: Copper-alloy
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:References
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:*[https://www.nms.ac.uk/explore-our-collections/collection-search-results/?item_id=167464 National Museum of Scotland]
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<Gallery>
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Sheath Mounting - Ballinaby Grave 2 (Anderson 1880).JPG
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</Gallery>
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*'''Hammer''' (iron)
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<Gallery>
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Hammer - Ballinaby Grave 1 (Anderson 1880).JPG
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</Gallery>
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*'''Forge tongs''' (iron)
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<Gallery>
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Tongs - Ballinaby Grave 1  (Anderson 1880).JPG
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</Gallery>
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*'''Adze''' (iron)
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<Gallery>
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Adze - Ballinaby Grave 1 (Anderson 1880).JPG
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</Gallery>
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*'''Cauldron''' (iron)
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<Gallery>
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Handle - Ballinaby Grave 1 (Anderson 1880).JPG
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</Gallery>
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===Female Gave===
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[[File:NMS Ballinaby Female.jpg|400px|frameless|left]]
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<br clear=all>
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*'''2 Oval broochs'''
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::Petersen type
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<gallery>
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Oval brooch - Ballinaby Grave 2 (Anderson 1880).JPG
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Oval Brooch spring - Ballinaby Grave 2 (Anderson 1880).JPG
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</gallery>
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*'''12 beads'''
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<gallery>
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Beads - Ballinaby Grave 2 (Anderson 1880).JPG
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</gallery>
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*'''Pin''' (silver) with a flat chain of four-stranded wire (silver)
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<gallery>
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Silver Pin - Ballinaby Grave 2 (Anderson 1880).JPG
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Silver Chain - Ballinaby Grave 2 (Anderson 1880).JPG
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NMS Ballinaby Pin (Silver).JPG
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</gallery>
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*'''Box Mounts'''
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<gallery>
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Silver plated double discs - Ballinaby Grave 2 (Anderson 1880).JPG
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NMS Ballinaby Silver Disks.JPG
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</gallery>
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*'''Ladle''' (copper-alloy)
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<gallery>
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Ladle - Ballinaby Grave 2 (Anderson 1880).JPG
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NMS Ballinaby copper-alloy pan.JPG
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</gallery>
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*'''Glass linen smoother'''
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<gallery>
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Linen Smoother - Ballinaby Grave 2 (Anderson 1880).JPG
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</gallery>
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*'''Heckle''' Teeth (iron)
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<gallery>
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Helmet fragment - Ballinaby Grave 1 (Anderson 1880).JPG
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</gallery>
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*'''Needle-case''' (copper-alloy)
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<gallery>
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NMS Ballinaby Needle-case.jpg
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
:*{{Ref|Graham-Campbell & Batey 1998}}
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===The Ballinaby Burial===
:*{{Ref|Owen & Dalland 1999}}  
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*{{Ref|Anderson 1880|-}}
:*{{Ref|Redmond 2007}}
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*{{Ref|Grieg 1940|-}}p.31-41
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*{{Ref|Graham-Campbell 1980|-}}
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*{{Ref|Graham-Campbell & Batey 1998|-}}p.122-125
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*{{Ref|Redmond 2007|-}} p.81-82
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*{{Ref|WOV 2003|-}}
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===Related Items===
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Data Card
Location: Ballinaby, Islay, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Find Date: August 1878
Bodies: Double burial? Male & Female
Context: '
Dated to: '
Museum: National Museum of Scotland ()
Grave Goods: '


Ballinaby

See Also

Ballinaby Category Page - lists all the Viking Age Compendium pages and images related to Ballinaby.


Catalogue of Grave Goods

Male Grave

NMS Ballinaby Male.jpg


Type: Petersen B
References
Type: Harrison Irish Sea
References
Type: Wheeler III (Iron)
Type: Wheeler III (iron)
  • Spearhead (X.IL 128) with a possible Ferrule (X.IL 129)
Spearhead Type: Petersen (Iron)
Ferrule Type: (Iron)
References
  • Fishing Spear


  • Drinking horn terminal (X.IL 127) & mount.
Type: Copper-alloy
References
  • Hammer (iron)
  • Forge tongs (iron)
  • Adze (iron)
  • Cauldron (iron)

Female Gave

NMS Ballinaby Female.jpg


  • 2 Oval broochs
Petersen type
  • 12 beads
  • Pin (silver) with a flat chain of four-stranded wire (silver)
  • Box Mounts
  • Ladle (copper-alloy)
  • Glass linen smoother
  • Heckle Teeth (iron)
  • Needle-case (copper-alloy)

References

The Ballinaby Burial

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