Rare Viking Boat Burial At Kiloran Bay In Colonsay, Scotland Remains A Fascinating Find

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Generally speaking, one can say that Viking boat burials are rare, as most notable burial finds throughout the Viking world are cremations. Archaeologists have unearthed Viking ship burials, but not in large numbers. Most unearthed Viking boat burials have been reported from Scandinavia and occasionally the UK islands. Viking funeral traditions were complex, but based on archaeological evidence, the funeral boat or wagon appears to have been reserved for the wealthy.

What makes the Viking boat burial at Kiloran Bay in the Inner Hebrides exceptional is that it remains Scotland's richest male Viking burial site to date.

The Viking boat burial on the coastal meadow, called machair, at Kiloran Bay in Colonsay was discovered in 1882, "after rabbits, digging in the soft machair, scooped up some boat rivets." ¹

Given the large number of Viking graves on Colonsay, it is evident that the region was important to Norse warriors.

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