Site of Viking Age boat burial at Scar, Sanday, Orkney

Title

Site of Viking Age boat burial at Scar, Sanday, Orkney

Subject

Burial

Description

A small sign marking the location of the Viking Age boat burial near Scar, on the north coast of Sanday, Orkney. Excavated in November/December 1991 and published in Olwyn Owen and Magnar Dalland, Scar: A Viking Boat Burial on Sanday, Orkney, 2000.

Creator

Judith Jesch

Source

Judith Jesch

Publisher

Judith Jesch

Date

11/04/2013.

Contributor

Judith Jesch

Rights

Judith Jesch

Relation

http://www.orkneyjar.com/history/scarboat/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scar_boat_burial
https://canmore.org.uk/site/3494/sanday-quoy-banks

Format

jpg

Language

English
Engelsk

Type

StillImage

Identifier

http://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/2802

Coverage

875-950, Viking Age, Vikingtiden, Vikingatida, Vikingetiden, Orkney, Orknøyene, Sanday, Quoy Banks, Scar

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Citation

judith.jesch, “Site of Viking Age boat burial at Scar, Sanday, Orkney,” World-Tree Project, accessed August 4, 2026, https://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/2802.

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