A Viking burial from Kneep, Uig, Isle of Lewis
Keyword(s):
Burial, Brooches Fortyfour Glass Beads, Iron Rivet, Pin, Needles Iron Sickle Bronze Ringed Pin Bronze Buckle, Bone, Grave, Textile Fragments Brooches, Iron Knife Whetstone Bone Needle
Burial, Brooches Fortyfour Glass Beads, Iron Rivet, Pin, Needles Iron Sickle Bronze Ringed Pin Bronze Buckle, Bone, Grave, Textile Fragments Brooches, Iron Knife Whetstone Bone Needle
Period(s):
Late 10th Century
Late 10th Century
Abstract
A rich female grave found in 1979 contained two gilt-bronze oval brooches, forty-four glass beads, a bone comb, an iron knife, whetstone, bone needle case and needles, iron sickle, bronze ringed pin, bronze buckle and strap-end, iron rivet and textile fragments. Brooches and pin suggest a late 10th century date. AR
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Published
30-11-1988
How to Cite
Welander, R., Batey, C., Cowie, T., Jørgensen, L. B., Harman, M., Mackenzie, C. S., & Jackson, E. H. (1988). A Viking burial from Kneep, Uig, Isle of Lewis. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 117, 149-174. Retrieved from http://journals.socantscot.org/index.php/psas/article/view/9304
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