Kirkcudbright, St Cuthbert's Churchyard
Burial (Viking)
Site Name Kirkcudbright, St Cuthbert's Churchyard
Classification Burial (Viking)
Canmore ID 64074
Site Number NX65SE 34
NGR NX 6903 5119
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/64074
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Kirkcudbright
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Stewartry
- Former County Kirkcudbrightshire
NX65SE 34 6903 5119
See also NX65SE 30.
(NX 6836 5090) A Viking period grave, found in St Cuthbert's Churchyard, contained the remains of a double-edged iron sword with a wooden scabbard, a penannular bronze brooch, and a small bead, possibly of jet. These finds are in Kirkcudbright Museum.
S Greig 1940; A O Curle, M Olsen and H Shetelig 1954
In reviewing the evidence for viking settlement in Galloway, Scott (1963) considers the viking burial to be erroneously located to the present St Cuthbert's parish church (NX65SE 305) in St Mary Street, Kirkcudbridght. He considers the correct location of the find to be at the site of St Cuthbert's church (NX65SE 30 6903 5119) to the NE of the burgh.
Information from RCAHMS (PM) 26 July 2002
J Scott 1983
