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Eigg, Kildonnan

Grave (viking), Plate(s) (viking), Sword (viking), Whetstone (viking)

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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Eigg, Kildonnan as Grave (viking), Plate(s) (viking), Sword (viking), Whetstone (viking). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 100m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Viking burial; 9th–11th century AD. The presence of grave goods such as plates, a sword, and a whetstone indicates a high-status interment, reflecting Viking cultural practices in the Scottish Hebrides.

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