from Pierowall, Westray, Orkney
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Iron rivets and wood (fragments)
These fragments of wood and iron rivets are from one of the pagan Scandinavian burials found at Pierowall on Westray in Orkney. They may be from the planks of a boat burial or from a wooden chest or coffin. The burials date from between 850 and 950.
Iron or wood / portion
Iron was used for a range of objects in Viking Age Scotland including tools, utensils, weapons, horse equipment, nails and rivets. Often all that remains of wooden objects are the nails and rivets used in their construction.
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000-190-004-094-C |
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National Museums Scotland |
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0098: National Museums Scotland
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National Museums Scotland X.IL 184 |
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Between 850 and 950
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Iron or wood Iron or wood
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Iron / wood / portion Iron / wood / portion
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Scotland, Orkney, Westray, Links of Pierowall Scotland, Orkney, Westray, Links of Pierowall
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- Graham-Campbell, James and Batey, Colleen E. Vikings in Scotland. An Archaeological Survey. Edinburgh: University Press, 1998, pp 132-134.
- Grieg, Sigurd. Viking Antiquities in Scotland (=Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland, Part II, ed. by Haakon Shetelig). Oslo: H. Aschehoug & Co., 1940, p 96.
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