MHG30105 - Oronsay

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SHIP BURIAL (CULTURE 800; CULTURE 1300; , Norse - 800 AD to 1300 AD)

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Information derived from Vol 25 (PSAS), includes the excavation of two mound burials on the western and eastern sides of the island.

J Aitken : 21/08/01.

This site lies outwith the Highland Council area with the PSAS article above referring to burials located on the Island of Oronsay to the south of Colonsay in Argyll and Bute. GW 28/04/20

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--- SHG3024 Text/Publication/Article: Malcolm McNeill. 1891. 'Notice of excavations in a burial mound of the Viking time in Oronsay.', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 25 1891, p.432-35. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 432-35. 432-35.

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Grid reference	Centred NM 6015 5921 (20m by 20m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NM65NW
Civil Parish	MORVERN
Geographical Area	LOCHABER

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