Archaeologists find 1,000-year-old Viking burial site in Scotland

A Viking boat burial site has been discovered by archaeologists working in the Scottish Highlands.

Archaeologists find 1,000-year-old Viking burial site in Scotland

A Viking boat burial site has been discovered by archaeologists working in the Scottish Highlands.

The five metre-long grave on the west coast's remote Ardnamurchan peninsula contains the remains of a high-status Viking who was buried with an axe, sword and spear.

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