Pupils from King’s former school discover ‘1,000-year-old Viking church’ on uninhabited island
4 sources·Updated September 1, 2026
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- The West Entertainment·3d agoStudents discover '1000-year-old Viking church' in UK
A UK excavation team has located a structure bearing the architectural hallmarks of a Viking church from the 10th to 11th centuries.
Read at The West Entertainment → - Sky News UK·4d agoPupils 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 island.
Read at Sky News UK → - Daily Mail News·4d agoPupils 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 of Swona.
Read at Daily Mail News → - Independent Science·4d agoPupils from King’s former school discover ‘1,000-year-old Viking church’ on uninhabited island
Students and staff from Gordonstoun, a private school in Moray which the King attended, uncovered the remains
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