Canmore Site 461: HILLSWICK - NORTHMAVINE - BEAD(S) (GLASS)(NORSE)
Description
| Site Name | HILLSWICK |
|---|---|
| Other Name(s) | n/a |
| Site Number | HU27NE 1 |
| Broad Class | DRESS AND PERSONAL ACCESSORIES |
| Site Type(s) | BEAD(S) (GLASS)(NORSE) |
| NGR | HU 28 77 |
| Local Authority | SHETLAND ISLANDS |
| Parish | NORTHMAVINE |
| Record created | 1988-02-08 |
| Last updated | 2002-05-15 |
Archaeology Notes
HU27NE 1 c. 28 77.
Ten beads of variegated glass were found in a bog at Hillswick, and are now in the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS) (F.J. 54-63). "Similar beads are not known elsewhere as deposits of valuables but they are regularly found as part of the outfit in women's graves in Norway. Thus, the finds ... may be taken as indicating an interment destroyed by the peat-workers. In Norway the Viking burials are occassionally found in peat bogs.
Shetelig 1954; Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1886
Identifiers and Links to Other Records
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| Identifier / External Link | Linked Record | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canmore Site Number (legacy): HU27NE 1 | No linked record | ||
| NMS Primary Reference: 133338 | X.FJ 54 - Bead | Definite | All data matches. |
| NMS Primary Reference: 133339 | X.FJ 55 - Bead | Definite | All data matches. |
| NMS Primary Reference: 133340 | X.FJ 56 - Bead | Definite | All data matches. |
| NMS Primary Reference: 133341 | X.FJ 57 - Bead | Definite | All data matches. |
| NMS Primary Reference: 133342 | X.FJ 58 - Bead | Definite | All data matches. |
| NMS Primary Reference: 133343 | X.FJ 59 - Bead | Definite | All data matches. |
| NMS Primary Reference: 133344 | X.FJ 60 - Bead | Definite | All data matches. |
| NMS Primary Reference: 133345 | X.FJ 61 - Bead | Definite | All data matches. |
| NMS Primary Reference: 133346 | X.FJ 62 - Bead | Definite | All data matches. |
| NMS Primary Reference: 133347 | X.FJ 63 - Bead | Definite | All data matches. |
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