Chain

This bronze chain was found around the neck of a woman buried under a round mound at Ackergill in Caithness sometime between 600 and 875.

The incomplete chain is made of small bronze links.

The adoption of Christianity in Scotland was gradual. Many areas remained non-Christian in their traditions for some time. In eastern and northeast Scotland people were buried under mounds of various shapes, sometimes grouped into cemeteries.

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Online ID:	000-100-043-835-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland X.IL 361
Date:	Between 600 and 875
Material:	Bronze
Dimensions:	15.75" L
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Where:	Scotland, Caithness, Wick, Ackergill Cairn
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Description:	Bronze chain from the neck of a skeleton in a burial mound at Ackergill, Caithness
References:	Ritchie, Graham and Ritchie, Anna. Scotland. Archaeology and early history. London: Thames and Hudson, 1981, p 175. Find in NLS: Title, Author, Title+Author or British Library: Title, Author, Title+Author
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