UK’s first ever Viking ship found under pub car park
Last updated at 18:33pm on 10th September 2007
Archaeologists excavate Viking shipA 1,000-year-old Viking longship may have been discovered buried under a pub car park in Merseyside, archaeologists have said.
Experts used radar technology to map the location of what they believe could be one of Britain's most significant archaeological finds.
The technology has been used to trace the outline of an object which matches the scale and shape of a longship, possibly from the time Vikings settled in Meols, on the Wirral peninsular in Merseyside.
Meols is known to have one of Britain's best preserved Viking settlements, buried deep beneath the village and nearby coastal defences.
The vessel is thought to lie beneath about 10ft of water-logged clay under the nearby Railway Inn. Viking expert Professor Stephen Harding, of the University of Nottingham, is seeking funds to pay for a major archaeological dig to excavate the site. He believes the ship could be carefully removed and exhibited in a museum.
Archaeologists excavate Viking shipA 1,000-year-old Viking longship may have been discovered buried under a pub car park in Merseyside, archaeologists have said.
Experts used radar technology to map the location of what they believe could be one of Britain's most significant archaeological finds.
The technology has been used to trace the outline of an object which matches the scale and shape of a longship, possibly from the time Vikings settled in Meols, on the Wirral peninsular in Merseyside.
Meols is known to have one of Britain's best preserved Viking settlements, buried deep beneath the village and nearby coastal defences.
The vessel is thought to lie beneath about 10ft of water-logged clay under the nearby Railway Inn. Viking expert Professor Stephen Harding, of the University of Nottingham, is seeking funds to pay for a major archaeological dig to excavate the site. He believes the ship could be carefully removed and exhibited in a museum.
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