Monument record MHG2255 - Burial, Kirk O'Banks
Summary
Burial found in association with eight silver Viking armlets.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 2532 7399 (6m by 6m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND27SE |
| Old County | CAITHNESS |
| Civil Parish | DUNNET |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Eight Viking penannular armlets of silver were found in 1872 in a cist in the graveyard of Kirk o' Banks (ND27SE 6), during digging of a drain along the cart track on N side of the chapel. Human bones were also found.
Five armlets are in the NMAS (Acc Nos: IL 114-8) and three are in Thurso Museum.
R Campbell 1873; Name Book 1872; J Anderson 1975.
Eight Viking Silver Armlets found AD 1872 (NAT) OS 25" map, (1967)
The three armlets are still Thurso Museum, described as 'Viking Armlets of Silver - date about 1000 AD'.
Visited by OS (R B) 1 March 1965.
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SHG1225 Text/Publication/Article: Anderson, J. 1875. 'Notes on the relics of the Viking period of the Northmen in Scotland, illustrated by specimens in the museum', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 10 1872-4, p.536-94. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 536-94. 585.
- --- SHG1271 Text/Publication/Article: Campbell, R. 1873. 'Notice of the discovery of eight silver rings or ancient wrist or ankle rings, in cists near Rattar, Dunnet, Caithness', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 9 1870-2, p.422-8. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 422-8. 422-4.
- --- SHG3361 Text/Publication/Volume: Name Book (County). Object Name Books of the Ordnance Survey. Book No. 3, 70.
Finds (2)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
