Category:England, Cumbria: Aspatria

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Found in Britain

Found in Britain

Viking burials found in England

Viking burials found in England

Viking burials found in Scotland

Viking burials found in Scotland

Viking burials found in the Isle of Man

Viking burials found in the Isle of Man

Viking burials found in Wales

Viking burials found in Wales

Found in Britain

Found in Britain

Viking burials found in England

Viking burials found in England

Viking burials found in Scotland

Viking burials found in Scotland

Viking burials found in the Isle of Man

Viking burials found in the Isle of Man

Viking burials found in Wales

Viking burials found in Wales

1789 Excavation

Status-  Accepted   ^{(PATERSON 2014) (EDWARDS 1992) (WILSON 1976)}

Type- Burial

Find date- excavated in 1789 ^{(EDWARDS 1992)}

Bodies- None, Male?

Dated to- late C9th to early C10th ^{(PATERSON 2014 p.172-173)}

Museum-

Comments- The area was re-investigated in 1997.

Publications-

• Rooke Hayman (1792) Druidical and other British remains in Cumberland, described by Hayman Rooke in a letter to the Rev. Dr. Lort. Feb. 1790. pp.105-113. Archaeologia: Vol.10

  pp.105-113
• Cowen, J.D. (1948) 'Viking Burials in Cumbria'. pp.73-76. (Available online) Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society: Ser.2 Vol.48

  no.2 p.74
• Wilson, David M. (ed.) (1976) The Archaeology of Anglo-Saxon England.

  p.394^{(WILSON 1976)}
• Edwards, B.J.N. (1992) 'The Vikings in North West England. The Archaeological Evidence'. In

  Graham-Campbell, James (1992) Viking Treasure from the North West. The Cuerdale Hoard in its Context.

  no.1 p.43-44^{(EDWARDS 1992)}
• Edwards, B.J.N. (1998) Vikings in North West England. The Artifacts.

  p.8-10^{(EDWARDS 1998)}
• Richards, Julian D. (2004) Vikings in England.

  p.192^{(RICHARDS 2004)}
• 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.

  p.161, 163, 172-173^{(PATERSON 2014)}

Grave goods-

• Sword (LOST) - with a silver encrusted hilt
• Spearhead (LOST) - with a decorated silver socket
• Axe (LOST) - Petersen Type E? ^{(PATERSON 2014 p.172-173)}
• Shield (LOST) - pieces?
• Buckle (LOST) - gold
• Strap-end (LOST) - Carolingian
• Horse bit (LOST) - iron
• Spur (LOST)

1997 Excavation

Status-  Accepted   ^{(ABRAMSON 2000)}

Type- Burial

Find date- excavated in 1789 ^{(EDWARDS 1992)}

Bodies- 2 fragments of a tibial bone, female?

Dated to-

Museum-

Comments- Probably from the same grave excavated in 1789

Publications-

• Abramson, Phillip (2000) 'A re-examination of a Viking Age burial at Beacon Hill, Aspatria'. pp.79-88. (Available online) Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society: Ser.2 Vol.100

Grave goods-

• Ringed pin - copper-alloy
• Buckle, buckle-plate & strap guide - iron
• Folding knife -
• Spur? -
• Axe head - Upper part with wood still in the shaft hole. Possibly the missing part of the axe found in 1789.