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Find Date- 1920

Dimensions- Dia:5 7/8" H: 2 3/16"

Comments- secured by 4 iron rivets

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• Edwards, Arthur J.H. & Bryce, Thomas H (1927) 'Excavation of Graves at Ackergill and of an Earth-house at Freswick Links, Caithness, and a Description of the Discovery of a Viking Grave at Reay, Caithness. With a Preliminary Note on the Skeletal Remains from the Various Graves.' (pp 196-209) (Available Online) The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland: Vol.61
• Grieg, Sigurd (1940) Viking Antiquities in Scotland. Edited by Haakon Shetelig. (Available Online) Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland: Part 2 p.19

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Find Date- 1822

Dimensions- Dia:7" H:3¼"; Rim-width:1"

Comments- Had wood adhering.

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• Bjorn, Anathon, and Shetelig, Haakon (1940) Viking Antiquities in England. Edited by Haakon Shetelig. (Available Online) Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland: Part 4 p.23

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Comments- Described as R564/R562

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• Paterson, Caroline; Parsons, Adam J.; Newman, Rachel M.; Johnson, Nick and Howard Davis, Christine (2014) Shadows in the Sand. Excavation of a Viking-Age Cemetery at Cumwhitton, Cumbria.

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• Bersu, Gerhard and Wilson, David M. (1966) Three Viking Graves in the Isle of Man. The Society for Medieval Archaeology Monograph Servies: No 1

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Find Date- 1822

Type- Rygh 564 (Boast 2012)

Dimensions- Dia:6" (Bjorn & Shetelig 1940); Dia:15.5cm, H:9.0cm (Boast 2012)

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• Bjorn, Anathon, and Shetelig, Haakon (1940) Viking Antiquities in England. Edited by Haakon Shetelig. (Available Online) Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland: Part 4 p.26
• Boast, Emma (2012) The Viking Shield in the British Isles: changes in use from the 8th-11th Century in England and the Isle of Man. Unpublished MA. (available online) no.1 p.74,86-94, 105-107

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Dimensions-Dia:6¾" H:3½"

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• Bjorn, Anathon, and Shetelig, Haakon (1940) Viking Antiquities in England. Edited by Haakon Shetelig. (Available Online) Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland: Part 4 p.18
• Cowen, J.D. (1934) 'A catalogue of objects of the Viking period in the Tullie House Museum, Carlisle'. (Available Online) Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society: Ser.2 Vol.34
• Harrison, Stephen H. & Ó Floinn, Raghnall 2014 Viking Graves and Grave-Goods in Ireland. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. Medieval Dublin Excavations 1962-81: Ser.B Vol.11 p.119

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• Grieg, Sigurd (1940) Viking Antiquities in Scotland. Edited by Haakon Shetelig. (Available Online) Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland: Part 2 p.27-28, fig.11
• Harrison, Stephen H. & Ó Floinn, Raghnall 2014 Viking Graves and Grave-Goods in Ireland. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. Medieval Dublin Excavations 1962-81: Ser.B Vol.11 p.119

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Dimensions- Dia:9cm H:11.5cm (top missing)

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• Grieg, Sigurd (1940) Viking Antiquities in Scotland. Edited by Haakon Shetelig. (Available Online) Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland: Part 2 p.50, fig.29
• Harrison, Stephen H. & Ó Floinn, Raghnall 2014 Viking Graves and Grave-Goods in Ireland. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. Medieval Dublin Excavations 1962-81: Ser.B Vol.11 p.120

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• Grieg, Sigurd (1940) Viking Antiquities in Scotland. Edited by Haakon Shetelig. (Available Online) Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland: Part 2 p.32-33, fig.14

Find Type- Discredited Grave Find

Find Date- 1884

Dimensions- Dia:17cm H:10cm

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• Bjorn, Anathon, and Shetelig, Haakon (1940) Viking Antiquities in England. Edited by Haakon Shetelig. (Available Online) Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland: Part 4 p.12
• Ashmolean Museum [1]

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Find Date- 1822

Dimensions- Dia:5½" (fragment)

Comments- Broken in 2 and damaged by fire. Boss was dented, probably after the cremation.

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• Bjorn, Anathon, and Shetelig, Haakon (1940) Viking Antiquities in England. Edited by Haakon Shetelig. (Available Online) Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland: Part 4 p.20
• Edwards, B.J.N. (1998) Vikings in North West England. The Artifacts. p.12
• Hodgson, Christopher (1832) 'An Account of some Antiquities found in a Cairn, near Hesket-in-the-Forest, in Cumberland' in Archaeologia Aeliana Vol.2. (Available Online)

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Find date- April 1851

Dimensions- Dia:6½" H:2"

Comments- Identified from a water colour by Dr. Joseph Anderson. Current location of both the sword and watercolour is unknown.

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• Stewart, Hope. Notice of the Discovery of some ancient Arms and Armour nr. Glenfruin. 1854.
• Anderson, Joeseph (1874) 'Notes on the Relics of the Viking Period of the Northmen'.pp.536-94. (Available Online) The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland: Vol.10 p.569
• Grieg, Sigurd (1940) Viking Antiquities in Scotland. Edited by Haakon Shetelig. (Available Online) Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland: Part 2 p.15

Type- Possible boat burial. c.850-950

Find Date- On or before 1898

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• MacLeod, D. J. 'From Viking Graves in Colonsay', Purchases for the Museum and Library. 1898. pp.7-8. p.7
• Grieg, Sigurd (1940) Viking Antiquities in Scotland. Edited by Haakon Shetelig. (Available Online) Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland: Part 2 p.46, 47