Summary

Portions probably of an iron helmet, from a Viking burial at Ballinaby, Islay

Accession Number

X.IL 137

Other references

Original description

VIKING PERIOD. Portions, probably of iron helmet. No. I, Ballinaby, Islay.

Associated person/people (e.g. excavator/former collection)

None

Discovery / field collection

Date of discovery

Not recorded

Method (e.g. excavation)

Not recorded

Place (i.e. location of discovery)

Ballinaby, Islay, Argyll, Scotland, Northern Europe

Acquisition

Acquisition date

1878

Acquisition source (i.e. name of donor)

William Campbell

Acquisition source role (e.g. donor)

Donor

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