Pricing Change
New pricing for orders of material from this site will come into place shortly. Charges for supply of digital images, digitisation on demand, prints and licensing will be altered.
Archaeology Notes
Event ID 644510
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Archaeology Notes
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/644510
HY32NE 3 c. 37 29
See also HY32NE 4, HY32NE 7, HY32NE 17.
An early 9th century Viking sword and fragments of a shield-boss, from Sweindrow (?Swandro - HY 37 29), were found on different occasions and most probably indicate two separate graves.
H Shetelig 1954.
There seems to be no doubt that the above find was made the same area as a Viking female burial (HY32NE 7), discovered in 1963, and it is suggested that there was a cemetery in the area. (See also HY32NE 4 - Silver finger ring, and HY32NE 17 - Viking Hall).
Information from telecommunication by A S Henshall, Asst. Keeper, National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS), 20 July 1966.
