How to find hoards with a metal detector - How to Find Hoards - Introduction
Hoards Found in Northumberland
Backworth
Hoard of roman gold and silver artefacts found here in 1811.
Berwick upon Tweed
The Collette Hoard, found by John Minns in 2005. The hoard consists of bronze age axes and jewellery.
Capheaton
Large hoard of silver roman coins found here in the 18th century.
Corbridge
The Corbridge Treasure, an important hoard of roman silver may lay undiscovered in the river Tyne at Corbridge.
The Corbridge Hoard, Roman military equipment and armour. Found in 1964. A hoard of roman gold coins was found at the same location in 1911.
Ewart Park
The Ewart Park Hoard. Bronze age founders hoard.
Longframlington
Hoard of 300 gold nobles found here in 1834.
Lucker
Hoard of roman coins.
Rudchester
Hoard of 516 roman gold and silver coins found here in 1766.
Thorngrafton Common
Hoard of gold and silver roman coins.
Throckley
Hoard of 5000 roman coins found here in 1879.
Sources
- A Treasure Hunter's Guide by Edward Fletcher, 1975.
- The Romance of treasure Trove, Charles R. Beard, 1933.
Hoard Hunting County Guide
Below is a county by county guide to hoard finds. These lists should not be considered exhaustive and new material will be added as more information and sources become available. All of the locations listed should be considered private property until proven otherwise and the proper permissions obtained, preferably in writing, in advance of any visit. Some hoard sites are scheduled ancient monuments, be very sure that any location you wish to metal detect on is not a protected archaeological site.
- Hoards Found in Bedfordshire
- Hoards Found in Berkshire
- Hoards Found in Buckinghamshire
- Hoards Found in Cambridgeshire
- Hoards Found in Cheshire
- Hoards Found in Cornwall
- Hoards Found in Cumberland
- Hoards Found in Derbyshire
- Hoards Found in Devon
- Hoards Found in Dorset
- Hoards Found in Durham
- Hoards Found in Essex
- Hoards Found in Gloucestershire
- Hoards Found in Hampshire
- Hoards Found in Herefordshire
- Hoards Found in Hertfordshire
- Hoards Found in Huntingdonshire
- Hoards Found in Kent
- Hoards Found in Lancashire
- Hoards Found in Leicestershire
- Hoards Found in Lincolnshire
- Hoards Found in London
- Hoards Found in Middlesex
- Hoards Found in Norfolk
- Hoards Found in Northamptonshire
- Hoards Found in Northumberland
- Hoards Found in Nottinghamshire
- Hoards Found in Oxfordshire
- Hoards Found in Rutland
- Hoards Found in Shropshire
- Hoards Found in Somerset
- Hoards Found in Staffordshire
- Hoards Found in Suffolk
- Hoards Found in Surrey
- Hoards Found in Sussex
- Hoards Found in Warwickshire
- Hoards Found in Westmorland
- Hoards Found in Wiltshire
- Hoards Found in Worcestershire
- Hoards Found in Yorkshire