Monument record MHG14373 - Crois Mhor, Eigg
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NM 4910 8539 (6m by 6m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NM48NE |
| Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | SMALL ISLES |
| Geographical Area | LOCHABER |
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Full Description
NM48NE 21 c491 854.
(Area: NM 491 854) About 1830, a Viking grave was discovered in a hillock just below the division fence in a field called Dail Sithean (the field of the tumulus), halfway between St Donan's Church (NM48NE/SE 19, at NM 488 853) and the rocks to the E.
The finds, which are now in the NMAS, comprise: a sword handle of bronze and silver (Acc No: IL 157) - this dates to between 830 and 850 AD; a few thin plates of bronze; part of a buckle (IL 178); a whetstone, and a triangular piece of metal (? tripod vessel foot) (IL 158).
N MacPherson 1878; NMAS Catalogue 1892; S Grieg 1940; Kelvingrove Museum 1951
There is no local knowledge of this grave, nor of the name 'Dail Sithean'. The most likely spot is a prominent natural rise at NM 4908 8531 in a pasture field.
Visited by OS (AA) 7 May 1972
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SHG1213 Text/Publication/Article: MacPherson, N. 1878. 'Notes on the antiquities from the Island of Eigg', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 12 1876-8, p.577-97. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 577-97. 568-9; fig..
- --- SHG2251 Text/Publication/Volume: Glasgow Art Gallery and Museum. 1951. Scotland's ancient treasures: from the National Museum of Antiquities, exhibited in Kelvingrove Museum, Glasgow, 1st June to 19th August, 1951. No.12.
- --- SHG2591 Text/Publication/Volume: NMAS. 1892. Catalogue of the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland. 272-4.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
