Balladoole Viking Boat Burial Saddle Loops and Buckle
Date made: Viking: 800-1265; deposited c.AD 900
Description: No Viking saddle was found at Balladoole, but these heavy iron loops may have attached the stirrups to a simple saddle and the buckle may have held the saddle in place.
See 1966-0372/0001 - /00034 for associated finds
Measurements: 58mm x 79mm x 16mm
Materials: iron
Date found: 1945
Object name: saddle buckle
Collection: Archaeology Collection
ID number: 1966-0372/12-13,16