MHG4101 - Gold Ring, Fladda Chuain
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (CULTURE 800; CULTURE 1300; , Norse - 800 AD to 1300 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Centred 36 81.
In the NMAS (Cat. No. FE 31-1851) is a Viking gold finger-ring of entwined gold rods from Fladda-Chuain, exhibited with a hoard of similar rings from the Isle of Bute.
S Grieg 1940.
Fine example of plaited gold finger-ring dating to late Viking Age, probably 11th century, found in a peat-moss c. 1851. It is composed of 8 plaited gold rods, linked by a lozenge-shaped plate.(Graham-Campbell 1995). This is one of three late Viking Age/Norse gold rings from Skye.
Graham-Campbell, James 1995. The Viking Age Gold and Silver of Scotland, no. S3, pp. 154, plate 73b. <1>
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG2295 Text/Publication/Volume: Grieg, S. 1940. Viking antiquities in Scotland. 117; illust..
- <1> SHG25668 Collection/Project Archive: Archaeology for Communities in the Highlands (ARCH). 2012. Digital site gazetteer and archive for ARCH Community Timeline Project: Broadford. Yes. Digital. Site 52.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 3599 8099 (4m by 4m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG38SE |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Civil Parish | KILMUIR |
Finds (1)
- RING (Norse - 800 AD to 1300 AD)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (2)
- http://nms.scran.ac.uk/database/record.php?usi=000-100-036-489-C& (Link to NMS online collections database)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/11215 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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