Find Spot record 619 - ERISKAY

NF71SE 3 unlocated.

Fragments of the blade of a double- edged Viking sword with bronze hilt, an iron spearhead, and a well-worn whetstone were dug up in the Island of Eriskay by the late Rev Macdonald. Shetelig states they were "from a man's grave" but gives no authority for this statement.
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1906; A O Curle, M Olsen and H Shetelig 1954.

Local enquiries re the above finds proved negative.
Visited by OS (E G C) 18 May 1965.

EF 38: These Viking Finds date to the Norse period.
Impact Description: The location of this find spot is unclear, and it is not known whether associated remains could be affected.
(Babtie Group, 1999)

PSAS, 1905-6, Proc Soc Antiq Scot, 215-16 illust. 215 (Bibliographic reference). SWE8969.

A O, M and H Curle, Olsen and , 1954, Civilisation of the Viking settlers in relation to their old and new countries, 73 (Bibliographic reference). SWE2560.