Whithorn Early Med

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8th Century Burial Chapel, Whithorn

The 8th century burial chapel at Whithorn during excavations. Four burials were found within th

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Buildings and Drain, Whithorn

View of the lower part of the site at Whithorn, showing the waterlogged area which preserved organic

Kirkmadrine sacerdotes Ston

Anglian Coins, Whithorn

A group of Anglian Northumbrian silver coins - sceattas and stycas, from the late 8th and early 9th

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Worked Antler

Pieces of roughly worked antler. the slotted and holed pieces are probably rough handles for tools.

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Bronze belt buckle

Buckle with animal-headed terminals, lackin pin, and belt-plate with incised scorped decoration.

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Bronze strip decorated with interlace animals

Bronze decorative strip with incised Ringerike ornament. There are three bronze rivets on the interi

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Part of Steatite or Soapstone bowl

A piece of rim and wall of a steatite (soapstone) bowl, pierced for suspension. The rounded form mat

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Decorated Lead Weight

The decoration belongs to the insular style of the late ninth century which is found in Ireland, the

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Gaming board and pieces, Whithorn

A broken stone gaming board with two stone gaming pieces. The board is made from a thin slab of

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Stone Gaming Counters, Whithorn

Twenty-four small round stone discs were found at Whithorn, of which a number are shown here. They a

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Stone spindle whorls, Whithorn

A group of four stone spindle whorls, from the seventy-two stone whorls found during the excavations

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WTAH103 Leather shoe + offcuts

Leather shoe sole + offcuts

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Stone cresset or mortarium

Stone cresset or mortarium. This unusual object was found broken, used as packing round the post

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Cross-incised grave marker

Cross-incised grave marker, with a relief cross on the other face. The rough dressing of the foot in

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Anglian window glass

Shards of plain, painted and stained window glass. Most of this material came from a burial chap

2 Fmedia2 F9850432 Fwtah050b quartz crystal

Piece of quartz crystal

Piece of quartz crystal. It was found in a sixth centruy grave at Whithorn and may have been ke

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Amber beads

Two amber beads. These beads are similar to ones from Viking burials on Colonsay and Islay, as w

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Gold finger ring

Delicate, plain gold finger ring, mid 9th century in date.

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Whitby-style Anglian strap-end

Whitby-style Anglian strap-end with animal-headed terminal. The strap-end is split at the butt for a

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Four pairs of tweezers

Four pairs of tweezers, dating from the 7th century to the 12th century. The best preserved pair has

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Two club-headed stick pins

Two club-headed stick pins. The longer one is probably for fastening a cloak, the smaller perhaps fo

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Blue glass beads, Whithorn

A group of 'melon beads' of blue glass. The ornamentation is created dragging a metal tool, such as

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Viking beads, Whithorn

A group of 'eye beads', a form very popular with the Norse, and found on Viking sites in Man, Irelan

Silver and gold rings, Whithorn

The gold ring was found in waterlogged accumulations on the site at Whithorn, at the bottom of the h

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Bronze tweezers, Whithorn

Set of flat bronze tweezers with splayed ends. Analysis showed traces of gilding on them. They date

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Turned antler, Whithorn

A screw-threaded piece of antler with central collar, broken at both ends. One of the ends is hollow

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Antler mouthpiece, Whithorn

An abraded mouthpiece for a whistle or flute, dating to the 9th century. The air hole lacks the shar

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Green Porphory, Whithorn

Small fragment of green porphyry. The two larger surfaces are polished smooth. Green porphyry comes

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Bone pins, Whithorn

Two nail-headed pins, made from bone. These are decorative dress pins, and date to the second half o

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Bronze bangle, Whithorn

A bangle of leaded brass. Traces of silver at the ends may be the remnants of plating. This small pi

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Viking-period ring pins

A group of ring pins, so called because of the distinctive ring at the top or head of the pin. Most

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Bronze stick pins, Whithorn

A group of bronze stick pins with decorated heads. The different patterns on the heads allow the pin

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Crucible and fragment

Two crucibles, one of which is broken, from a metalworker's workshop. these would have been used for

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Piece of slag

Piece of slag with lots of small gas bubbles (vesicules). This is a waste product derived from iron

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Fragment of furnace wall

Fragment of furnace wall and vitrified lining. The orange material is the clay wall of a shaft furna

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Socket stone

Stone with circular socket on each face. The socket shows clear indication of rotational wear, possi

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Gold ingot

This ingot and an associated length of gold rod were found in what was probably a precious metal wor

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Stone rosette mould

Stone mould for casting a small circular rosette mount or stud.It was found in an area associated wi

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Silver strip mount

Silver strip mount with interlace decoration. Cleaning of a small portion of the strip revealed that

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Copper alloy chape

Copper alloy chape with incised line decoration. The chape was originally tin-plated to give a silve

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Small hinged terminal

Delicate hinged lobate terminal. The thinness of the pin suggests it is not a belt fitting, but coul

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Anglian strap end

Anglian strap end with stylised animal-headed terminal. The other end is split to allow it to fit on

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Silver hinge

Delicate silver hinge, perhaps from a casket, late 6th or early 7th century in date.

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Copper alloy handle

Cylindrical handle with concave sides and a slightly domed but end. Three incised lines are cut rou

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Large stick pin

Large bronze stick pin with lunate head. The upper half of the shank is square, becoming octagonal i

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Bronze ring-pin

Bronze ring-pin, lacking ring. The head is cubic in shape, with facetted corners. A saltire cross ha

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Bramble-headed bronze stick pin

Bramble-headed bronze stick pin, with slight swelling in the middle of the shaft. There are traces o

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Broken stick pin

Spatulate end with scorped zig-zag ornament, shaft broken at upper end. Based on its shape, this is

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Bronze toilet implement

Bronze toilet implement, possibly a small nail file, found during the Whithorn excavations. Its

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Cross-incised stone

Small stone with a deeply incised cross potent motif on one side, and a pocked and grooved circular

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Bronze toilet implement

Bronze toilet implement, with punched line and dot decoration. The scooped end may be an ear clean

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Bronze toilet implement

Bronze toilet implement, possibly a nail cleaner. It is decorated with punched lines and dots. This

2 Fmedia2 F9979042 Fwtah069f perforated worked antler

Piece of antler waste, Whithorn

The base of a red deer antler. The completeness of the base shows that the antler was naturally shed

Wooden Frame Saw, Whithorn

Side handle from a small bow saw, made of yew. This handle was found close to a Norse antler-working

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Viking-period lead trough for processing cat pelts

This is one of the two large lead vessels from Whithorn. They were found in association with a numb

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Silver Hiberno-Norse penny

Coins were struck for the Norse kings of Dublin between 995 and 1150. The coins are generally imit

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Silver penny of King Cnut

Canute was crowned King of England in 1017. Under his name the country divided into the four great

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Viking-period ring pins

A group of ring pins, so called because of the distinctive ring at the top or head of the pin. Most

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Fragments of composite antler comb

Antler and bone combs are common finds on Early Medieval sites. The teeth on these combs are often

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Decorated leather fragment, 8 - 9th century

This off cut may have been used as a sketch or trial piece for a design later carved in bone, antler

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Decorated belt buckle

The shape and decoration are typical of buckles made and used in Ireland, the Isle of Man and the We

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