'Ardvonrig', Isle of Barra

an appraisal of the location of a Scandinavian accompanied burial

Authors

  • Shane McLeod

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.145.299.305

Keywords:

standing stone, Outer Hebrides, bovre, Isle of Barra, Ardvonrig, Viking Age, early medieval, landscape, burial, Scandinavian, norse, Viking

Abstract

This note assesses the likely location of the ‘Ardvonrig’ accompanied Viking Age burial found in 1862 on the Isle of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, and considers whether the exact location of the burial can be determined following a visit to the site in 2014. The possible reasons for the choice of burial location are then assessed.

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Published

30-11-2016

Issue

Vol. 145 (2016)

Section

Articles

How to Cite

’Ardvonrig’, Isle of Barra: an appraisal of the location of a Scandinavian accompanied burial. (2016). Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 145, 299-305. https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.145.299.305