Arran, Lamlash
Burial (Viking)(Possible), Shield (Viking), Sword (Viking)
Site Name Arran, Lamlash
Classification Burial (Viking)(Possible), Shield (Viking), Sword (Viking)
Canmore ID 40201
Site Number NS03SW 6
NGR NS 0335 3189
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/40201
- Council North Ayrshire
- Parish Kilbride
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Cunninghame
- Former County Buteshire
NS03SW 6 0335 3189
(NS 0335 3189) Site of Viking Burial (NR).
Umbo and Sax of Single-edge Sword found AD 1896 (NAT)
OS 6" map, (1924)
In 1896, when levelling the ground for building a house at Millhill, a small gravel mound was removed. Some 3-4ft from the surface, fragments of a Viking single-edged sword and shield-boss were found. Their types cannot well be regarded as later than the middle of the 8th century, a surprising early date for a Viking burial in Scotland.
The shield-boss and sword were exhibited in Glasgow in 1911, the shield-boss being subsequently donated to the NMAS.
J Balfour 1910; Palace of History 1911; S Grieg 1940; A O Curle, M Olsen and H Shetelig 1954.
No further information could be obtained regarding these or any subsequent finds. The site falls within a private garden.
Visited by OS (B S) 27 October 1977.
Note (29 October 2018)
The location, classification and period of this site have been reviewed.
HES Survey and Recording 29 October 2018
