Recorded discovery · Early medieval / Viking Age

West Nappin Hoard

A Viking silver hoard found at West Nappin around 1885 and dispersed soon afterwards.

Also recorded as: West Nappin Viking silver hoard

What the evidence supports

Eight coins and part of a silver armlet have been associated with the find, which IOMHER dates to around AD 1040. The map shows only a broad historical locality and gives no access or prospecting implication.

Location and precision

Approximate area · radius 900 m. Rounded locality derived from the IOMHER historic find record; the exact private-land point is not present in public data.

Why this public geometry is safe: The historical findspot has been rounded to the stated uncertainty and does not imply access or a searchable target.

54.350, -4.540
Rounded locality derived from the IOMHER historic find record; the exact private-land point is not present in public data.

Access is not implied

Historical findspot only; no public access is implied. Do not enter private land, disturb the ground or treat this record as a search target.

Legal note

On the Isle of Man, metal-detector use in a protected area requires written Manx National Heritage consent, and digging or excavation on any land to search for archaeological objects requires an MNH licence. Landowner permission alone is not enough.

Read the primary-source legal guide.

Sensitivity note

Historical findspot; Private land

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