Ballaberna Coin Hoard
A Hiberno-Norse silver coin hoard found near Ballaberna in 1834.
Confirmed
Approximate area · radius 900 m
Evidence & precision
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Recorded discoveries
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Ballacamaish Hoard
A silver armlet and neck-rings found during marl digging at Ballacamaish in 1868.
Confirmed
Approximate area · radius 1.5 km
Evidence & precision
Ballacannell Viking Coin Hoard
A hoard of 237 silver coins found in Lonan in 1786, probably dominated by Hiberno-Norse pennies; the coins are lost and the precise findspot remains unknown.
Interpreted
Approximate area · radius 1.5 km
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Ballagawne Late Bronze Age Hoard
A hoard of five Late Bronze Age objects, including fragments of leaf-shaped sword blades, found while harrowing a field by Glen Gawne in 1940.
Confirmed
Location withheld
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Ballaqueeney Hoard
A dispersed tenth-century coin hoard found during gravel removal at the Ballaqueeney keeill graveyard in 1874.
Confirmed
Location withheld
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Ballaradcliffe Bronze Age Gold Disc
A thin gold-foil disc with concentric punched dots and two perforations, found at Ballaradcliffe in 1782 and now held by the British Museum.
Confirmed
Approximate area · radius 1 km
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Ballaslig Medieval Coin Scatter
A historical scatter of medieval silver coins recorded within one field plot at Ballaslig.
Confirmed
Approximate area · radius 800 m
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Ballaugh Viking Coin Hoard
A group of thirty-seven coins reported from near Ballaugh in 1772 and probably deposited in the 1060s.
Interpreted
Approximate area · radius 1.4 km
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Berk Farm Bronze Age Jewellery
A complete jet-bead necklace and matching bracelet recovered during planned archaeological excavation.
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Location withheld
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Bradda Head Coin Hoard
A large group of silver coins reported from the mountainous part of Bradda Head around 1848.
Interpreted
Approximate area · radius 1.2 km
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Castletown Harbour Gold Angel
A gold angel of Henry VII reported from Castletown Harbour in the 1830s; the precise discovery account and date remain uncertain.
Interpreted
Approximate area · radius 250 m
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Civil War-era Gold and Crystal Ring
A gold and crystal Stuart-period mourning ring found in 2020 and declared Treasure in April 2021.
Confirmed
Location withheld
Evidence & precision
Closelake Late Bronze Age Axe Hoard
A looped palstave, a looped socketed axehead and a third now-lost axehead found during ploughing near Close Lake in 1936.
Confirmed
Location withheld
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Greeba Mills Viking Gold Ring
A finger-ring made from plaited gold rods, found in a field at Greeba in 1981 and acquired by the Manx Museum.
Confirmed
Location withheld
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Kath Giles Viking Hoard
A gold arm-ring, large silver brooch and associated silver discovered in 2020 and declared Treasure in 2021.
Confirmed
Location withheld
Evidence & precision
Kella Viking Coin Hoard
A late ninth- or early tenth-century silver coin hoard reported in Lezayre in 1750, possibly at Kella.
Interpreted
Approximate area · radius 1.2 km
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Kirk Michael Churchyard Hoard (1834)
A silver coin hoard found while the old Kirk Michael church foundations were removed in 1834.
Confirmed
Approximate area · radius 200 m
Evidence & precision
Kirk Michael Churchyard Hoard (1972–75)
A coin-and-silver-ring hoard found in 1972, with further material recovered in 1975.
Confirmed
Approximate area · radius 200 m
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Knockaloe Ronaldsway Axehead Hoard
At least four polished-stone rough-butt axeheads found together during drain work near Knockaloe in 1905.
Confirmed
Approximate area · radius 1.2 km
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Maughold Churchyard Gold Angel
A gold angel of Edward IV found in Maughold Churchyard in February 1908 and now held by the Manx Museum.
Confirmed
Approximate area · radius 250 m
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Maughold Churchyard Gold Solidus
A gold solidus of Louis the Pious found during churchyard excavation at Maughold around 1884.
Confirmed
Approximate area · radius 250 m
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Medieval Silver-Gilt Ring (2018)
A finely decorated silver ring gilded with gold, found in May 2018 and declared Treasure under the updated Treasure Act that December.
Confirmed
Location withheld
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Northern Mixed Viking Hoard
An 87-coin hoard with hack-silver and associated artefacts declared Treasure in July 2021.
Confirmed
Location withheld
Evidence & precision
Park Llewellyn Coin Hoard
A large silver coin hoard reported from Park Llewellyn in 1835.
Confirmed
Approximate area · radius 900 m
Evidence & precision
Patrick-Middleton Iron Age Divination Spoon
A rare bronze spoon found on private land in Patrick and donated to the Manx National Collections.
Confirmed
Location withheld
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Peel Castle Viking Coin Hoard (1982)
A hoard of forty-one silver coins of Sihtric Silkbeard, minted in Dublin in the 1030s, found in the Peel Castle area in 1982.
Confirmed
Approximate area · radius 90 m
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Seneschal Lane Coin Hoard
A medieval coin hoard found during demolition of an old Douglas cottage in 1846.
Confirmed
Approximate area · radius 150 m
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St Andrew's Church Coin Hoard
A Viking Age coin hoard found while foundations for Andreas church tower were dug in 1867.
Confirmed
Approximate area · radius 200 m
Evidence & precision
Staarvey Farm Bronze Age Burial Reanalysis
Reanalysis of a 1947 cist burial identified four cremated individuals and the Island’s first known bone knife-dagger pommel.
Confirmed
Location withheld
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Viking Coin Hoard (2024)
Around thirty-six silver coins and fragments discovered in May 2024 and declared Treasure in September.
Confirmed
Location withheld
Evidence & precision
Viking Gold Arm-ring Fragment (2025)
A plaited gold arm-ring fragment found in spring 2025 and declared Treasure that May.
Confirmed
Location withheld
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Viking Horse-Bridle Pendant (2014)
A 4.5 cm copper-alloy pendant from a decorated horse bridle, found in the south of the Island in October 2014.
Confirmed
Location withheld
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Viking Oval Brooch Assemblage (2018)
Two decorated bronze oval brooches found with a glass bead and belt fittings in December 2018 and declared Treasure in July 2020.
Confirmed
Location withheld
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Viking Silver Ingot (2019)
A cut piece of Viking silver ingot found in September 2019 and declared Treasure that December.
Confirmed
Location withheld
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Viking Silver Ingot (2024)
A complete 10.53-gram silver ingot declared Treasure in May 2024.
Confirmed
Location withheld
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West Nappin Hoard
A Viking silver hoard found at West Nappin around 1885 and dispersed soon afterwards.
Confirmed
Approximate area · radius 900 m
Evidence & precision
Woodbourne (Ballaquayle) Treasure
A major coin-and-ornament hoard found during house-foundation work at 66 Derby Road in 1894.
Confirmed
Approximate area · radius 250 m
Evidence & precision