Four gold neckbands dating to the Iron Age were discovered in a field near Stirling by the amateur hunter. The man, who has not been identified, informed Scotland’s Treasure Trove Unit which ...

A hoard of Viking gold and silver over 1,000 years old was discovered by a retired businessman with a metal detector in a Scottish field. Derek McLennan made the find that is being hailed as one ...

On first time out with his metal detector, amateur treasure hunter finds £1m hoard of ... He added that the find was the most significant in Scotland since 1857, when two gold torcs were found on ...

A treasure hunter who discovered the richest collection of rare Viking artefacts ever found in the UK is set to receive a reward of almost £2million. Metal detector enthusiast Derek McLennan ...

The National Museum of Scotland paid nearly £2m for the items - it includes silver bracelets and brooches, a gold ring, an enamelled Christian cross and a bird-shaped gold pin. A couple of the ...

A treasure hunter whose first ever find was a hoard of Iron Age gold is in for a £460,000 windfall. David Booth, 35, had owned his metal detector for just five days when he discovered four 2,000 ...

An amateur treasure hunter discovered a hoard of Iron Age gold worth more than £1 million on his first outing with a metal detector. UK News Website of the Year 2024. Your Say ...

A treasure hunter who discovered the richest collection of rare Viking artefacts ever found in the UK is set to receive a reward of almost £2million. Metal detector enthusiast Derek McLennan ...