Perhaps the best preserved example of an ancient textile found in in the British Isles. The “Orkney Hood” was discovered in a peat bog near Tankerness, on the Mainland island of Orkney, Scotland, and was radiocarbon dated to between 250 and 615 AD. The garment was made with un-dyed wool woven in a herringbone pattern and was probably worn by a child. National Museums, Edinburgh Scotland.

Further reading:

Sigurd Towrie. “The Orkney Hood”, from Orkneyjar: the Heritage of the Orkney Islands, 2018. Link: http://orkneyjar.com/history/orkneyhood.htm

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