Select List of Viking Age Hoards
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This article is primarily based on the work of:
This article is primarily based on the work of:
This list is in no way intended to be comprehensive. It only hoards that the authors have read about.
Finds are defined as a hoard if there are two or more items of precious metal found together.
England
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Wakefield, Yorkshire
- Found 2008
- 6 Gold items.
- 900's
- Summary:
- -
- Publications:
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Vale of York, Yorkshire
- Found 2007
- Duel Hoard. Coin and bullion.
- c.920AD
- Summary:
- Frankish silver cup (mid C9th), 1 gold and 5 silver arm rings
- Publications:
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Ainsbrook, Yorkshire
- Found 2007
- Duel Hoard. Coin and bullion.
- late 800's
- Summary:
- -
- Publications:
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Beeston Tor Cave, Staffordshire
- Found ?
- Mixed Hoard
- c.871-874
- Summary:
- 2 silver brooches, a few pieces of gold and 50 silver coins
- Publications:
p.32
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Shotton Hall, Durham
- Found 1881
- c.?
- Summary:
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- Publications:
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Lark Hill, Worcs
- Excavated 1854
- c.1175AD
- Summary:
- Silver figure ring
- Publications:
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Goldsborough, North Yorks
- Found 1858
- Mixed Silver Hoard
- c.925AD
- Summary:
- Mixed Silver Hoard
- Publications:
p.30
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Halton, Lancs
- Found 1851
- Mixed silver and gold hoard
- c.1025AD
- Summary:
- Silver-gilt cup, 6 pendants of stamped gold, a silver torc, 860 silver coins
- Publications:
pp.45-46
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Soberton, Hants
- Found 1850
- c.1068
- Summary:
- 2 gold finger rings
- Publications:
p.29
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The Cuerdale Hoard, Lancashire
- Found 1840
- Duel Hoard. Coin and bullion.
- c.898AD
- Summary:
- over 8,600 items
- Publications:
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Flusco Pike (no.1), Cumbria
- Found 1785, 1830 & 1989
- Coinless hoard of penannular brooches
- c.?AD
- Summary:
- coinless hoard of penannular brooches
- Publications:
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Trewhiddle Hoard, Cornwall
- Found 1774
- Duel Hoard. Coin and bullion.
- c.870AD
- Summary:
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- Publications:
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Wales
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Red Wharf Bay, Anglesey
- Found ?
- Penannular silver arm rings
- c.1900
- Summary:
- 5 Penannular silver arm rings
- Publications:
p.30
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Isle of Man
26 hoards have been found on the Isle of Man [WILSON 2008]:p.105
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Glenfaba
- Found ?
- Mixed silver hoard
- c.?
- Summary:
- 464 coins (326 from Dublin, 79 from England, 58 from the Irish Sea region and 1 Danish imitation of an English coin); 25 silver ingots and 1 broken silver plaited arm band.
- Publications:
- Manx Museum Exhibit, visited in 2013.
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Ballaquayle, Onchan
- Found 1894
- Mixed gold and silver hoard
- c.?
- Summary:
- -
- Publications:
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Ballacamaish, Kirk Andreas
- Found 1868
- Coinless silver hoard
- c.?
- Summary:
- Parts of 4 neck rings and an arm ring
- Publications:
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Scotland
There are over 30 known hoards from Scotland [GRAHAM-CAMPBELL & BATEY 1998]:p.228.
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Unprovenanced
- Found before 1851
- Coinless silver hoard
- c.?
- Summary:
- -
- Publications:
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Inch Kenneth, Argyll
- Found c.1830
- Mixed hoard
- c.?
- Summary:
- -
- Publications:
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Tiree, Argyll
- Found c.1780
- Mixed hoard
- c.970
- Summary:
- -
- Publications:
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Ireland
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Unprovenanced
- Found in or before 1859
- Coinless gold and silver hoard
- c.?
- Summary:
- 2 arm rings
- Publications:
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Athlone, Co. Westmeath
- Found in or before 1851
- Coinless silver hoard
- c.?
- Summary:
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- Publications:
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Co. Cork
- Found in or before 1850
- Coinless silver hoard
- c.?
- Summary:
- '
- Publications:
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Scattery Island, Co. Clare
- Found in or before 1836
- Coinless silver hoard
- c.?
- Summary:
- 2 pseudo-penannular brooches
- Publications:
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Denmark
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Terslev, Zealand
- Found ?
- Duel Hoard. Coin and bullion.
- after 944AD
- Summary:
- Neck and arm rings, Chains, Nordic cups, Persian bowl, 1751 coins (1708 are Arabic)
- Publications:
- Historisk Viden, Denmark. Website (Link)
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Duesminde, Zealand
- Found 2002
- Duel Hoard. Coin and bullion.
- after 950AD
- Summary:
- Mainly Carolingian (820-870AD) Strap ends, buckles, strap plates
- Publications:
- Historisk Viden, Denmark. Website (Link)
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