How to find hoards with a metal detector - How to Find Hoards - Introduction - Yorkshire
Hoards Found in Yorkshire
Harrogate
Above: Coins and silver bullion from the Vale of York/Harrogate Hoard. Photograph by JMiall.
The Harrogate/Vale of York Hoard. A 10th century hoard of Anglo-Saxon and Viking silver, including 617 coins. Found by David and Andrew Whelan on the 6th of January 2007. The hoard was valued at over a million pounds. BBC coverage.
Silsden
The Silsden Hoard, 27 Iron Age gold staters and a roman finger ring. Found in 1998 by Jeff Walbank.
Bibliography
The Vale of York Hoard, Gareth Williams and Barry Ager, published by The British Museum Press, 2010. Softback 48pp. ISBN 9780714118185. Includes many colour photographs.
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.
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- 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
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- Hoards Found in Rutland
- Hoards Found in Shropshire
- Hoards Found in Somerset
- Hoards Found in Staffordshire
- Hoards Found in Suffolk
- Hoards Found in Surrey
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- Hoards Found in Warwickshire
- Hoards Found in Westmorland
- Hoards Found in Wiltshire
- Hoards Found in Worcestershire
- Hoards Found in Yorkshire