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Pupils find remains of ancient Viking church on uninhabited island

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Pupils from Gordonstoun, a private school in Moray in northeast Scotland, have discovered the remains of a structure that archaeologists believe is a medieval Viking church about 1,000 years old on the uninhabited Scottish island of Swona. The children worked alongside professional archaeologists. The find was made during a school field trip.

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Publication timeline

  1. · Belfast Telegraph (outlet profile)

    Gordonstoun pupils discover ‘1,000-year-old Viking church’ on uninhabited island

  2. · Evening Standard (outlet profile)

    Gordonstoun pupils discover ‘1,000-year-old Viking church’ on uninhabited island. The ancient structure was unearthed on the Orkney island of Swona.

  3. · The National (Scotland) (outlet profile)

    Teenagers on school trip uncover possible Viking church dating back 1000 years. A GROUP of students have discovered the remains of what is thought to be a medieval Viking church about 1000 years old on an uninhabited Sc…

  4. · Daily Mail (outlet profile)

    Pupils from King Charles's former boarding school discover 1,000-year-old Viking church on abandoned Scottish island. A group of students helped to uncover a church thought to date back 1,000 years on the Orkney island…

  5. · Sky News (outlet profile)

    Pupils at King's old school find '1,000-year-old Viking church'. A group of students from the King's former school have discovered the remains of what is thought to be a medieval Viking church on an uninhabited Scottish…

  6. · The Independent (outlet profile)

    Children discover ‘medieval Viking church’ on school field trip

  7. · Tanjug (outlet profile)

    Učenici Gordonstouna otkrili ostatke vikinške crkve stare oko 1.000 godina

  8. · Telegraf (outlet profile)

    Stara je 1.000 godina i nalazi se na ostrvu Svona: Đaci iz škole kralja Čarlsa iskopali ostatke vikinške crkve. Učenici privatne škole Gordonstoun u Moreju na severoistoku Škotske otkrili su ostatke građevine za koju ar…

  9. · УНИАН (outlet profile)

    На необитаемом острове ученики нашли остатки тысячелетней церкви викингов. Дети работали вместе с профессиональными археологами.

  10. · Sputnik Srbija (outlet profile)

    Ученици открили остатке викиншке цркве старе око 1.000 година. Ученици приватне школе Гордонстоун у Мореју на североистоку Шкотске открили су остатке грађевине за коју археолози верују да је средњовековна викиншка црква…

Factual core

  • Students from Gordonstoun School in Scotland discovered the remains of a Viking church approximately 1,000 years old.
  • The Viking church is about 1,000 years old.
  • The pupils were from Gordonstoun, a school in Scotland.
  • The discovery was made on the island of Swona, which is part of the Orkney archipelago.
  • The students were on a school trip when they made the discovery.
  • The children found the church on school grounds.
  • The church remains were found in Scotland.
  • Дети работали вместе с профессиональными археологами.

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