Find Spot record 498 - ST KILDA GLEBE

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Centred at NF 103 991, findspot of sword, spearhead, whetstone, other iron, probably Viking Age

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Grid reference NF 10300 99100 (point)
Map sheet NF19NW
Island Hirta, St Kilda
Parish HARRIS, Western Isles

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NF19NW 14 centred 103 991.

(Area: NF 103991) An iron sword, a spearhead, a long and narrow whetstone and various pieces of iron of irregular shape, were found between 1829 and 1843, when a mound was removed during the clearing of the glebe, St Kilda.
J B Mackenzie 1905.

No further information; but see NF19NW 10 for Viking sword find.
Visited by OS (J L D) 12 August 1967.


Guard Archaeology Ltd, St Kilda Accommodation, Phases 1 and 2: Cultural Heritage Assessment (Unpublished document). SWE41267.

J B Mackenzie, 1904-5, Proc Soc Antiq Scot, 397 (Bibliographic reference). SWE4579.

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  • --- Unpublished document: Guard Archaeology Ltd. St Kilda Accommodation, Phases 1 and 2: Cultural Heritage Assessment.
  • --- Bibliographic reference: J B Mackenzie. 1904-5. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 39. 397-402. 397.

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Feb 8 2021 4:58PM

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