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Viking sites in United Kingdom
49 recorded Viking-age sites in United Kingdom, drawn from national heritage registers and community contributions.
The British Isles felt the Viking Age from the raid on Lindisfarne in 793 to the Danelaw and the Norse earldoms of Orkney and Shetland. Named sites here include Lindisfarne, Jarlshof, Repton and the great silver hoards of the north.
The most common kinds of site here are other sites, grave fields and hillforts.
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Ship burialVerified
Port an Eilean Mhòir boat burial
Viking Age · GB→
Ship burialVerified
Scar boat burial
Viking Age · GB→
HoardVerified
Bedale Hoard
Viking Age · GB→
HoardVerified
Cuerdale Hoard
Viking Age · GB→
HoardVerified
Game pieces of the Lewis chessmen hoard
Viking Age · GB→
Grave fieldVerified
Furness Abbey
Viking Age · GB→
HillfortVerified
Gosforth Cross
Viking Age · GB→
Grave fieldVerified
Iona
Viking Age · GB→
Grave fieldVerified
Iona Abbey
Viking Age · GB→
HillfortVerified
Jarlshof
Viking Age · GB→
Grave fieldVerified
Maeshowe
Viking Age · GB→
HillfortVerified
Old Scatness
Viking Age · GB→