Viking burials found in Scotland

Viking burials found in Scotland
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This article's completion rating is 2 out of 5. Article structure and content is subject to change as data is still being collected.

This article is primarily based on the work of:

Graham-Campbell, James, and Batey, Colleen E. (1998) Vikings in Scotland, an archaeological survey. Edinburgh University Press.

This article is primarily based on the work of:

Graham-Campbell, James, and Batey, Colleen E. (1998) Vikings in Scotland, an archaeological survey. Edinburgh University Press.

This list of burials is currently a work in progress. More information will be added over time but it is hoped that even the meager information supplied here will be of some use.

The map is derived from Richards Graham-Campbell and from a map displayed from a Jorvik exhibition in York 2012.

Viking burials found in England
Viking burials found in the Isle of Man

Index by County

Argyll Carn a' Bharraich, Oronsay Swordle Bay, Ardnamurchan Caithness Langhills Inverness-shire Kildonan, Isle of Eigg

Lewis Kneep, Uig Orkney Pierowall, Westray Scar, Sanday Westness, Rousay

Skye Tote, Skeabost Sutherland Balnakeil

List by Find Date

Swordle Bay, Ardnamurchan, Argyll

Viking boat burial excavated in 2011

--AD

Grave goods:

--

Publications-

• Harris, Cobb, Gray & Richardson (2011) 'Viking Boat Burial, Swordle Bay, Ardnamurchan'. Ardnamurchan Transitions Report no.17. (Available Online)

Balnakeil, Durness, Sutherland

Viking child burial (aged 8 to 13) found in 1991

?AD

Grave goods:

Sword, shield, spear, ringed pin, beads, strap end

Publications-

• Graham-Campbell, James, and Batey, Colleen E. (1998) Vikings in Scotland, an archaeological survey. Edinburgh University Press. p.140-142
• Low, Batey & Gourlay. A Viking Burial at Balnakeil, Sutherland. n.d.

Scar, Sanday, Orkney

Viking boat burial including a man, woman and child found in 1985

875-950AD

Grave goods-

sword, comb, playing pieces, arrows with quiver remains, whale bone plaque, equal armed brooches, shears, cooking spit

Publications-

• Owen, Olwyn, and Dalland, Magnar (1999) SCAR, A Viking Boat Burial on Sanday, Orkney. Tuckwell Press.
• Graham-Campbell, James, and Batey, Colleen E. (1998) Vikings in Scotland, an archaeological survey. Edinburgh University Press. p.138-140

Kneep, Uig, Isle of Lewis

Viking woman burial found in 1979

?AD

Grave goods:

--

Publications-

• Graham-Campbell, James, and Batey, Colleen E. (1998) Vikings in Scotland, an archaeological survey. Edinburgh University Press.
• Welander, R.D.E., Colleen Batey, and T.G. Cowie. (1987) A Viking burial from Kneep, Uig, Isle of Lewis. pp.149-174. (Available Online) The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland: Vol.117

Westness, Rousay, Orkney

excavated between 1968 and 1984

AD

Grave goods-

--

Publications-

• Graham-Campbell, James, and Batey, Colleen E. (1998) Vikings in Scotland, an archaeological survey. Edinburgh University Press. p.135-138

St. Ninian's Isle

excavated in 1958

Viking babies

Grave goods-

• Hoard of Pictish silver bowls, cups and jewellery found in a box. Dated to just prior to 800AD.[OLIVER 2012:p.187]

Publications-

• Oliver, Neil (2012) Vikings. p.187

Broch of Gurness, Mainland, Orkney

excavated in 1932

AD

Grave goods-

--

Publications-

• Graham-Campbell, James, and Batey, Colleen E. (1998) Vikings in Scotland, an archaeological survey. Edinburgh University Press. p.127-129

Tote,Skeabost, Isle of Skye

Cairn containing a cremated? male. Excavated in 1922?

?AD

Grave goods:

Axe head and part of the wooden shaft; hone; copper alloy pin; ivory bead; possible shield fragments of iron and wood.

Publications-

• Lethbridge, T. C. (1920) 'A Burial of the Viking Age in Skye '. Archaeological Journal 77, pp. 135-136. (Available Online)

Carn a' Bharraich, Oronsay, Argyll

3 burials. 2 found in April 1891 and 1 in 1913

AD

Grave goods:

--

Publications-

• Graham-Campbell, James, and Batey, Colleen E. (1998) Vikings in Scotland, an archaeological survey. Edinburgh University Press. p.113-118
• Grieve, Symington (1924) 'Note upon Carn nan Bharraich, or Cairn of the Men of Barra, a Burial Mound of the Viking Time on the Island of Oronsay, Argyllshire, with an outline of the Political History of the Western Isles during the latter half of the Ninth Century'. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland 48 (pp 272-91) (Available Online)
• Curle, James (1924) 'On recent Scandinavian Grave-finds from the Island of Oronsay, and from Reay, Caithness, with Notes on the Development and Chronology of the Oval Brooch of the Viking Time'. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland 48 (pp 292-315) (Available Online)
• Anderson, Joseph (1907) 'Notice of Bronze Brooches and Personal Ornaments from a Ship-burial of the Viking time in Oronsay, and other Bronze Ornaments from Colonsay. Presented to the National Musem by the Right Hon. Lord Strathcona and Mount-Royal, G.C.M.G. With Description, from Notes by the late William Galloway, of a ship-burial of the Viking time at Kiloran Bay, Colonsay' . Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland 41 (pp 437-50) (Available Online)
• McNeill, Malcolm (1891) 'Notice of Excavations in a Burial Mound of the Viking Time, in Oronsay'. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland 25 (pp 432-5) (Available Online)

Reay, Caithness

excavated in 1912

AD

Grave goods-

--

Publications-

• Graham-Campbell, James, and Batey, Colleen E. (1998) Vikings in Scotland, an archaeological survey. Edinburgh University Press. p.125-127

Kiloran Bay, Colonsay

excavated in 1882

AD

Grave goods-

--

Publications-

• Graham-Campbell, James, and Batey, Colleen E. (1998) Vikings in Scotland, an archaeological survey. Edinburgh University Press. p.118-122
• Anderson, Joseph (1907) 'Notice of Bronze Brooches and Personal Ornaments from a Ship-burial of the Viking time in Oronsay, and other Bronze Ornaments from Colonsay. Presented to the National Musem by the Right Hon. Lord Strathcona and Mount-Royal, G.C.M.G. With Description, from Notes by the late William Galloway, of a ship-burial of the Viking time at Kiloran Bay, Colonsay' . Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland 41 (pp 437-50) (Available Online)

Ballinaby, Islay

excavated in 1877

AD

Grave goods-

--

Publications-

• Graham-Campbell, James, and Batey, Colleen E. (1998) Vikings in Scotland, an archaeological survey. Edinburgh University Press. p.122-125

Pierowall, Westray, Orkney

finds from 1693, 1788, 1839, 1841, 1855, 1863

AD

Grave goods-

--

Publications-

• Graham-Campbell, James, and Batey, Colleen E. (1998) Vikings in Scotland, an archaeological survey. Edinburgh University Press. p.129-135

References

Graham-Campbell, James; Batey, Colleen; Clarke, Helen; Page, R.I. and Price, Neil S. (1994) Cultural Atlas of the Viking World. *

Graham-Campbell, James, and Batey, Colleen E. (1998) Vikings in Scotland, an archaeological survey. Edinburgh University Press. ^{[Graham-Campbell & Batey 1998]} *

Owen, Olwyn, and Dalland, Magnar (1999) SCAR, A Viking Boat Burial on Sanday, Orkney. Tuckwell Press. ^{[Owen & Dalland 1999]} *

Richards, Julian D. (2004) Vikings in England. *