What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Oronsay, Carn A' Bharraich as Inhumation(s) (viking), Ship Burial (viking). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Viking inhumation and ship burial; 9th–11th century AD. This site is significant as it reflects Norse burial practices in the Scottish islands during the Viking Age.
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Places near here
OronsayIsland · 232 yd
Oronsay, Seal CottageCottage (post Medieval) · 236 yd
Port na h-AthaBay · 382 yd
Leaba MhòrMountain / peak · 1116 yd
Oronsay PrioryHeritage attraction · 1356 yd
Oronsay, Oronsay PrioryBurial Ground (medieval) - (post Medieval), Church(s) (medieval), Grave Slab(s) (medieval), Priory (medieval) · 1357 yd
Oronsay, Oronsay FarmFarmstead (post Medieval), Threshing Machine (post Medieval) · 1371 yd
Beinn OronsayMountain / peak · 1406 yd
Eilean GhaoideamalIsland · 1557 yd
Colonsay, the StrandSanctuary Marker(s) (medieval) · 1.4 mi
Port a' ChapuillBay · 1.7 mi
Tràigh nam BàrcBeach / strand · 1.9 mi