Rare artefacts on display for first time in Lewis

A complete Bronze Age pot is included in one of the exhibitions

Duncan McGlynn Conservator Bethan Bryan works on the Bronze Age Achmore Vessel — A complete Bronze Age pot is included in one of the exhibitions

A rare collection of objects, representing thousands of years of island life, are to go on display in Lewis.

Forty artefacts are being loaned from National Museums Scotland to exhibitions at Comunn Eachdraidh Nis (Ness Historical Society) and the Kinloch Historical Society Museum.

The items, found at sites across Lewis, range from the Neolithic to Viking Age and include a 2,500-year-old pot that was found buried in peat near Achmore.

An intricately-decorated bronze buckle, thought to have been worn by a Viking during their journey to Scotland, is also included in the loan.

A Scandinavian-cast gilded bronze mount was converted into a buckle

National Museums Scotland The Scandinavian cast gilded bronze mount — A Scandinavian-cast gilded bronze mount was converted into a buckle

The Na Dorsan exhibition at Comunn Eachdraidh Nis is now open, telling the story of the first farmers in the area some 6,000 years ago, through to the arrival of Vikings on the island.

The Archaeology Homecoming display in Kinloch is due to open on Thursday.