Famous Metal Detecting Finds

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This page lists famous treasure finds in the UK discovered with the aid of a metal detector. There is a separate page that includes treasures found without a metal detector.

Iron Age Detecting Finds

The Silsden Hoard, a hoard of iron age gold coins.
The Snettisham Treasure, Iron age gold torcs, coins and scrap precious metals

Roman Detecting Finds

The Hoxne Treasure, a large hoard of late Roman Gold and Silver
The Frome Hoard, a very large hoard of bronze roman coins.
The Crosby Garrett Helmet, one of the most remarkable detecting finds ever, the Crosby Garrett helmet is thought to date from the first or second centuries AD.

Saxon/Viking Detecting Finds

The Vale Of York Hoard, a hoard of Anglo-Saxon and Viking silver coins, jewellery and scrap silver.
The Staffordshire Hoard, probably the largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold ever discovered.

Medieval Detecting Finds

The Middleham Jewel (Middleham, North Yorkshire) A rare and beautiful medieval jeweled gold pendant.

See Also

Famous Treasures Lost & Found
Famous Treasure Finds in the United Kingdom
Famous Treasure Wrecks, Spanish Galleons
Pirate Treasure - Hidden Plunder
Treasure Maps, Codes & Ciphers
Lost Gold & Silver Mines, Caves & Tunnels
Nazi Gold - The Spoils of War
The Treasure of Rennes-le-Chateau
Lost Biblical Treasures
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