Category:Isle of Man, Peel: St. Patrick's Isle

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St. Patrick's Isle

Isle of Man, Peel: St. Patrick's Isle

Also Known As: The Lady of Peel

Status: Accepted

Current Location:

Find Type: 7 Burials; Find Date: Excavated between 1982 and 1987

Period: first half of the C10th

Bodies: 7 graves with accompanied grave goods. 5 adult and 2 child burials.

Summary:

Publications:

Freke, David (ed.) (2002) Excavations on St. Patrick's Isle, Peel, Isle of Man 1982-88. Prehistoric, Viking, Medieval and Later.

p.66-73 and p.83-98

Redmond, Angela Z. (2007) Viking Burial in the North of England. A Study of Contact, Interaction and Reaction between Scandinavian Migrants with Resident Groups, and the effect of Immigration on Aspects of Cultural Continuity.. British Archaeological Reports: BAR 429

Appx.5 no.94-100

Wilson, David M. (2008) The Vikings in the Isle of Man.

p.47-50

Steinforth, Dirk (2015) Die skandinavische Besiedlung auf der Isle of Man. (partly available in google books)

Tab.3 no.29-36

Grave Goods:

Adult female (84.16/L (483))

woolen dress probably with a tablet woven sash, possible sprang head-dress (or possibly a bag?), down filled leather pillow ^{(GRAHAM CAMPBELL 2002 p.86)}

iron roasting spit

3 knives (2 with handles inlaid with silver wire)

a pair of shears

antler comb

2 needles

miniature pestle and mortar of limestone

necklace of 2 amber beads and a pierced ammonite.

necklace of 71 beads of coloured glass, amber and jet.

Adult male? (84.16/L (420))

silver penny (939-46AD)

copper-alloy ringed pin with a polyhedral head probably used to fasten a cloak.

18 woven silver wire balls. Probably used to decorate a fringed cloak.

D shaped buckle with a decorated plate. Found just above the right knee and probably used to secure the body in the shroud.

Adult (85.60/L (595))

4 silver wire balls. Again probably a fringe ornament of a cloak or shawl (they were found at the pelvis and right wrist).

Adult male? (85.60/L (1155))

curved lidded chest

ringed pin

linen cloak or shroud

strap end and buckle from a belt

traces of a comb, possible awl.

Adult (84.16/L (629))

casket

belt buckle with decorated plate, strap end

iron knife in a leather sheath.

child (85.60/L (682))

silver half penny (946-55AD)

child (84.16/L (757))

small bell, 6 glass beads, 2 amber beads

Subcategories

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F

Freke 2002‎ (2 C, 3 P, 1 F)

Pages in category "Isle of Man, Peel: St. Patrick's Isle"

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Isle of Man: Pagan Lady of Peel

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Manx Lady of Peel 1-3.JPG 1,966 × 1,966; 748 KB
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