What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Islay, Ballinaby 5 as Burial (viking)(possible), Sword (viking). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1km. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Viking burial; 9th–11th century AD. Its significance lies in the potential association with Norse settlement and military presence on Islay during the Viking Age.
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Places near here
Traigh Fleisgein BheagBeach / strand · 231 yd
Tràigh Flèisgein MhòrBeach / strand · 525 yd
Saligo BayBay · 625 yd
Islay, SaligoFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 828 yd
Islay, Port BanGrave (period Unassigned) · 1210 yd
Islay, BallinabyNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 1711 yd
Islay, SmaullFarmhouse (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned) · 1726 yd
Islay, Dun BheolainGrave (period Unassigned) · 1.2 mi
Poll an DubhaidhBay · 1.3 mi
Loch Gorm CastleRuins · 1.8 mi
Kilchoman DistilleryHeritage attraction · 2.2 mi
Islay, Kilchoman, CemeteryCemetery (20th Century) · 2.3 mi