MHG12994 - Burial Place of Sigurd the Powerful, Cnoc Skardie
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- BURIAL (Early Medieval - 561 AD to 1057 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NH78NE 8 7623 8915.
Jarl Sigurd, also called Sigurd the Powerful, deceased 875 AD, was buried in a howe at Oykel's Bank near Cyderhall ie. Sidera, near Dornoch. The late Dr Joass has identified site of burial mound at Cnoc Skardie - a twin-topped hillock on SE bank of River Evelix near Sidera. There is nothing to be seen there says Bentinck.
J Gray 1922; H F Campbell 1920; C D Bentinck 1926.
According to Munro (Mr Munro, Cyderhall) Cnoc Skardie at NH 7623 8915 is more easterly of two high points on a glacial ridge. The tradition of the burial is known locally, but there is no trace of it in the vicinity of Cnoc Skardie.
Visited by OS (A A) 29 March 1971.
Sources/Archives (6)
- --- SHG11456 Image/Photograph(s): Hengiform enclosure, Howe, Cyderhall.. Colour Slide. .
- --- SHG1974 Text/Publication/Volume: Bentinck, C D. 1926. Dornoch: cathedral and parish. 45-6.
- --- SHG2290 Text/Publication/Volume: Gray, J. 1922. Sutherland and Caithness in saga time. 21, 142.
- --- SHG2790 Text/Publication/Volume: Simpson and Galbraith, G G and J D. 1986. Calendar of documents relating to Scotland preserved in the Public Record Office and the British Library. 153.
- --- SHG3138 Text/Publication/Article: Crawford, B E. 1986. The making of a frontier:The Firthlands from the Ninth to Twelfth Centuries. SHG1943. 33-46. 38-40; illust fig. 3.14.
- --- SHG3511 Text/Publication/Volume: Mackenzie Bridget. The Vikings Grave at Cyderhall, Near Dornoch.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 7623 8915 (6m by 6m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH78NE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | DORNOCH |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/14640 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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