from Kiloran Bay, Colonsay, Inner Hebrides

Mounts

This set of bronze mounts was found in a man's grave at Kiloran Bay on Colonsay in the Inner Hebrides. He was buried in a boat between 875 and 925 with a range of Scandinavian weapons, tools and a pin, together with his horse.

The mounts were part of the harness equipment, and were probably originally attached to leather bridle straps which have rotted away. Each consists of a central raised disc surrounded by a cast open-work design. Each smooth disc has three compass-drawn concentric lines near the edge.

The Kiloran Bay man was buried with objects obtained from both Scandinavia and the British Isles. The ornate harness equipment was probably made in a workshop situated around the Irish Sea.

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Online ID:	000-000-099-800-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0036: Kiloran Bay Viking Burial (multimedia essay) Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland
Date:	Between 875 and 925
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References:	Graham-Campbell, James and Batey, Colleen E. Vikings in Scotland. An Archaeological Survey. Edinburgh: University Press, 1998, pp 118-22. Grieg, Sigurd. Viking Antiquities in Scotland (=Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland, Part II, ed. by Haakon Shetelig). Oslo: H. Aschehoug & Co., 1940, pp 48-61, esp. pp 53, 57. Ritchie, Anna. Viking Scotland London: B.T. Batsford Ltd/Historic Scotland, 1993, pp 79-84. Find in NLS: Title, Author, Title+Author or British Library: Title, Author, Title+Author
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