TY - JOUR AU - Robert Stevenson PY - 1990/11/30 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - The Celtic brooch from Westness, Orkney, and hinged-pins JF - Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland JA - PSAS VL - 119 IS - 0 SE - Articles DO - 10.9750/PSAS.119.239.269 UR - http://journals.socantscot.org/index.php/psas/article/view/9363 AB - Detailed description, including X-ray fluorescence analysis, and discussion of the silver and gold brooch found in a 9th century Norse grave in 1963, now known to have been part of a cemetery. An Irish origin is likely for the brooch-pin, possibly in the second quarter of the 8th century, and comparable hinged-pins are discussed. AR ER -