Derek McLennan discovered a national treasure three years ago, here’s what it’s all about.
This man, who has a more unusual hobby, had bought a metal detector and wanted to take advantage of a holiday to try it out. In the northern part of Hadrian’s Wall, Scotland, his device started making strange noises.
Derek unearthed what is probably the most important discovery in recent Scottish history. It was an old box full of jewelry dating back to the 10th century!
The man was right and informed the National Museum of Scotland of his incredible accidental discovery, and they were more than happy to learn that Derek was planning to lend them the treasure for them to display in the museum, but…
They also asked the Artifact Council to pay him £ 1.98 million!
Collect picture of the large silver alloy Carolingian lidded vessel found at a dig in Dumghie, south of Crossmichael Castle Douglas, Dumfries. See Centre Press story CPVIKING; Viking treasures are to be revealed for the first time ñ 1,000 years after being buried in a Scots field. Images of the pot of treasure ñ found in Galloway ñ are to be released, giving the public a chance to see the objects. The trove is currently not on display and has gone through a painstaking conservation project to conserve the rare items, which date from 9th to 10th centuries AD.