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Iron rivets and wood (fragments)

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from Pierowall, Westray, Orkney

Postcard of Iron rivets and wood (fragments).
000-190-004-094-C
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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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Online ID: 000-190-004-094-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.IL 184
Date: Between 850 and 950
Material: Iron or wood
Iron or wood
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What: Iron / wood / portion
Iron / wood / portion
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Where: Scotland, Orkney, Westray, Links of Pierowall
Scotland, Orkney, Westray, Links of Pierowall
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References:
  • 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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