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Horse Bit (Pieces)

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from Kiloran Bay, Colonsay, Inner Hebrides

Postcard of Horse Bit (Pieces).
000-000-099-694-C
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Horse Bit (Pieces)

These pieces of an iron horse bit were 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 very fragmentary and corroded pieces of iron have been tentatively identified as portions of the links and side attachment of a horse bit.

Although harnesses are rarely found, the bits, mounts, fasteners, studs, and strap junctions often survive. They must have been common items wherever horses were used. Some examples are ornate and clearly meant for display.


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Online ID: 000-000-099-694-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0036: Kiloran Bay Viking Burial (multimedia essay)
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Date: Between 875 and 925
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  • 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. 
  • Ritchie, Anna. Viking Scotland London: B.T. Batsford Ltd/Historic Scotland, 1993, pp 79-84.
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