Recovered Hoards
The Broighter Gold
Found 1896 · County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
FoundThe prize. A golden boat for a sea god
Where. County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Status. Found
Where. County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Status. Found
The account
A ploughman in Ulster turned up a hoard of Iron Age gold, including a tiny model boat with oars, an offering to a sea god.
How it was found
- A ploughman turned it up in a County Derry field in 1896, including a tiny gold model boat with oars; who owned it then went all the way to a London court in a famous treasure-trove trial.
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