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A hoard is a secret collection of valuable things like coins, jewelry, or metal objects that someone buried long ago. People often buried hoards to keep them safe, hoping to dig them up later. Sometimes, hoards were offerings to gods or spirits, not meant to be found again.

This list tells you about important hoards found across Great Britain (that's England, Scotland, and Wales). It's divided into different time periods from history.

Stone Age Hoards (Neolithic Period)

Hoards from the Neolithic period (around 4000 to 2000 BC) are very rare. These hoards usually contain stone weapons and tools. Think of things like sharp axeheads and arrowheads.

Hoard Image Date Where it was found Year found Where it is now What was in it
Ayton East Field Hoard 30th to 25th century BC East Ayton, North Yorkshire 1848 British Museum, London 3 flint axes, 1 flint adze, 5 arrowheads, 1 polished flint knife, 2 flint flakes, 1 antler macehead, 2 boar-tusk blades
York Hoard 30th century BC York, North Yorkshire 1868 Yorkshire Museum About 70 flint tools and weapons

Bronze Age Hoards

Many hoards from the British Bronze Age (around 2700 BC to 8th century BC) have been found. Most of these contain bronze tools and weapons. These include axeheads, chisels, spearheads, and knives.

Many of these might be "founder's hoards." This means they were buried by metalworkers. They planned to melt the bronze down later to make new items. Some hoards also have gold torcs (necklaces) and other jewelry. Coins didn't exist back then, so you won't find coin hoards from this time.

Iron Age Hoards

Lots of hoards from the British Iron Age (around 8th century BC to 1st century AD) have been discovered. Most of these hoards are made up of silver or gold staters. These were a type of Celtic coin. Usually, these hoards have tens or hundreds of coins. The Hallaton Treasure, for example, had over 5,000 silver and gold coins!

Besides coins, people have found hoards of gold torcs and other jewelry. Famous examples include the Snettisham Hoard, the Ipswich Hoard, and the Stirling Hoard. In September 2020, about 1,300 Celtic gold coins were found in eastern England. They date back to between 40 and 50 AD.

Roman Britain Hoards

Hoards from the Romano-British culture period are the most common. This was when parts of Great Britain were controlled by the Roman Empire. This period lasted from 43 AD until about 410 AD. It also includes the time right after, called the Sub-Roman period.

Over 1,200 Roman coin hoards have been found. Besides coins, some hoards contain fancy silver or gold items. These include dishes, bowls, jugs, spoons, and jewelry. The Mildenhall Treasure and the Hoxne Hoard are great examples.

Anglo-Saxon Hoards

Hoards from the Anglo-Saxon period (6th century to 1066 AD) are not as common. The ones found include coins, jewelry, and metalwork. This metalwork can be things like sword hilts or crosses.

The Staffordshire Hoard is the biggest Anglo-Saxon hoard ever found. It has over 1,500 gold and silver items! More Anglo-Saxon treasures are found in burials (graves) than in hoards. Famous burial finds include Sutton Hoo and Prittlewell.

Hoard Image Date Where it was found Year found Current location What was in it
Appledore Hoard Mid 11th century Appledore, Kent 1997 British Museum, London 490 pennies (1997), 12 silver pennies of Edward the Confessor (1998)
Bamburgh Hoard Mid 9th century Bamburgh, Northumberland 1999 and 2004 Museum of Antiquities, Newcastle 384 base metal stycas (old coins), copper alloy fragments, bronze folding balance
Beeston Tor Hoard
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Silver disc brooch from the Beeston Tor Hoard
9th century Beeston Tor, Staffordshire 1926 British Museum, London 49 pennies, two silver brooches, three finger rings and assorted fragments
Brantham Hoard
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Selection of coins from the Brantham Hoard
10th century Brantham, Suffolk 2003 Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge 90 silver pennies
Bucklesham Hoard 11th century Bucklesham, Suffolk 2017 The hoard was sold for £90,000 at auction 99 silver pennies from the time of Aethelred II (978–1016). Found under a Saxon church that was taken down after the Norman conquest of England.
Canterbury-St Martin's hoard
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Replicas of gold coin-pendants from the Canterbury-St Martin's hoard
Late 6th or early 7th century Canterbury, Kent 1840s World Museum, Liverpool 8 items, including 3 gold coins and two pieces of jewelry
Crondall Hoard Mid 7th century Crondall, Hampshire 1828 Ashmolean Museum, Oxford 100 small gold coins and 2 cloisonné pins
Harkirke (or Harkirk) Hoard Early 10th century Crosby, Merseyside 1611 unknown About 300 Viking and Kufic (Middle Eastern) coins
Hexham Hoard
Styca of Aethelred II from Hexham Hoard
Styca of Aethelred II from Hexham Hoard
Ninth century 1832 Uncovered by a sexton and grave-digger. About 8000 stycas in a bronze bucket.
Ipswich Hoard (1863) 10th century Ipswich, Suffolk 1863 150 coins (75 known today)
West Norfolk Hoard Early 7th century West Norfolk 1991 131 coins and four pieces of gold. (Ten coins were found by a police officer who tried to sell them and was jailed.)
Kirkoswald Hoard Mid 9th century Kirkoswald, Cumbria 1808 542 Northumbrian stycas and one silver trefoil ornament
Lenborough Hoard Mid 11th century Lenborough, near Padbury, Buckinghamshire 2014 5,251 and a half coins in a lead bucket. These included coins of Ethelred the Unready and Canute.
Pentney Hoard
Pentney hoard
The Pentney Treasure
Early 9th century Pentney, Norfolk 1978 British Museum, London 6 silver disc brooches
St Leonard's Place Hoard Mid 9th century York, North Yorkshire 1842 Yorkshire Museum About 10,000 Northumbrian stycas
Staffordshire Hoard
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Selection of items from the Staffordshire Hoard
7th or 8th century Hammerwich, Staffordshire 2009 Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery
Potteries Museum & Art Gallery, Stoke-on-Trent
More than 1,500 items (about 5 kg of gold and 1.3 kg of silver). Mostly sword parts and decorations. Also two gold crosses and an inscribed gold strip.
Trewhiddle Hoard
Trewhiddle Hoard
Selection of items from the Trewhiddle Hoard
Late 9th century Trewhiddle, Cornwall 1774 British Museum, London 114 Anglo-Saxon coins and various silver items. These included a scourge (a whip), a chalice (cup), and a Celtic penannular brooch (a type of pin).
West Yorkshire Hoard
Hoard of Anglo-Saxon rings
Rings from the West Yorkshire Hoard
11th century Leeds, West Yorkshire 2008–2009 Leeds City Museum 5 pieces of gold jewelry from the 7th to 11th centuries. These included rings and part of a bracelet. Also, a gold bar and a lead spindle whorl (used for spinning thread).

Pictish Hoards

Hoards linked to the Pictish culture (from the 5th to about the 10th century) are found in eastern and northern Scotland. These hoards often contain silver brooches and other types of jewelry.

Hoard Image Date Where it was found Year found Where it is now What was in it
Aberdeenshire hoard 4th to 6th century Undisclosed location, Aberdeenshire 2014 100 pieces of hacksilver (cut-up silver). This included Roman coins and pieces of Roman and Pictish silver items, bracelets, and brooches.
Broch of Burgar Hoard Late 8th century Broch of Burgar, near Evie, Orkney 1840 unknown 8 silver vessels, several silver combs, 5 or 6 silver hair pins, 2 or 3 silver brooches, silver chain fragments, and many amber beads.
Gaulcross Hoard 6th or early 7th century Gaulcross, near Fordyce, Aberdeenshire Late 1830s Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh Several silver hand pins (only one left), 1 silver bracelet, 1 silver chain, and several silver brooches (all lost).
Norrie's Law hoard
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Silver plaque from the Norrie's Law Hoard
Late 7th century Norrie's Law, Largo, Fife 1819 Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh Nearly 12.5 kg of silver objects. Most were melted down. The 170 items left include: 2 penannular brooches, 2 oval plaques, 3 or 4 hand-pins, 2 spiral finger-rings, 1 small vessel lid, a piece of a 4th-century Roman spoon, knife-handle parts, arm-band pieces, and various rod and chain fragments.
St Ninian's Isle Treasure
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Silver penannular brooch from the St Ninian's Isle Treasure
Late 8th or early 9th century St Ninian's Isle, Shetland 1958 Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh 8 silver bowls, 12 silver penannular brooches, 2 silver chapes (scabbard tips), 1 silver communion spoon, 1 silver knife, 1 silver pommel (sword handle part), and 3 silver cones.

Viking Hoards

Hoards from the Viking period in Great Britain (9th to 11th centuries) are mostly found in northern England and Orkney. They often mix silver coins, silver jewelry, and hacksilver. Hacksilver is pieces of silver that have been cut up, often from stolen items. Some coins even came from as far away as the Middle East!

Hoard Image Date Where it was found Year found Where it is now What was in it
Ainsbrook Hoard Late 10th century Thirsk, North Yorkshire 2003 British Museum, London About 130 objects made of gold, silver (including 10 Anglo-Saxon coins), copper alloy, lead, iron, and stone.
Ashdon Hoard Late 9th century Ashdon 1984 Fitzwilliam Museum 71 silver pennies from Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Scandinavian, and Carolingian (French) origins.
Bedale Hoard
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Bedale Hoard Group
Early 10th century Bedale, North Yorkshire 2012 Yorkshire Museum, York 1 iron sword pommel (end of a sword handle) with gold foil, 4 gold hoops, a sword hilt, 6 small gold rivets, 4 silver collars and neck-rings, 1 silver arm-ring, 1 piece of a silver Permian ring, 1 silver penannular brooch, and 29 silver bars (ingots).
Bossall-Flaxton Hoard Early 10th century Between Bossall and Flaxton, North Yorkshire 1807 Coins, silver bars (bullion), and an arm-ring in a lead box.
Bryn Maelgwyn Hoard Early 11th century Near Deganwy Castle, Llandudno, Conwy 1979 National Museum Cardiff 204 silver pennies of Cnut the Great.
Cuerdale Hoard
British Museum Cuerdale Hoard
Selection of items from the Cuerdale Hoard
Early 10th century Cuerdale, near Preston, Lancashire 1840 British Museum, London, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford 8,600 items, including silver coins and silver bars (bullion).
Eye Hoard Late 9th century Eye, Herefordshire 2015 Dispersed (sold off) About 300 Anglo-Saxon silver and gold coins. Some were from Ceolwulf II of Mercia and some from Alfred of Wessex. Also, one or more silver bars (ingots) and some jewelry. This included a crystal pendant, a gold arm-band, and a gold finger ring.
Furness Hoard 10th century Furness, Cumbria 2011 Dock Museum, Barrow-in-Furness 92 silver coins, including two Arabic dirhams (coins from the Middle East), several silver bars (ingots), and one silver bracelet.
Galloway Hoard Early 10th century Kirkcudbrightshire 2014 Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh Over 100 gold and silver items. These included armbands, a Christian cross, brooches, silver bars (ingots), and a very large Carolingian (French) pot.
Goldsborough Hoard Early 10th century Goldsborough, North Yorkshire 1859 British Museum, London Pieces of Viking brooches and arm-rings, along with thirty-nine coins.
Huxley Hoard
Huxley Hoard 5 flattened bracelets
5 flattened bracelets from the Huxley Hoard
Late 9th to 10th century Huxley, Cheshire, Cheshire 2004 World Museum, Liverpool 22 silver pieces, including 20 flattened bracelets.
Leominster hoard Late 9th to 10th century Eye, near Leominster, Herefordshire 2015 Over 300 coins, a silver bar (ingot), and gold jewelry. The hoard was split and sold. Only 31 coins remain.
Penrith Hoard
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Selection of items from the Penrith Hoard
Early 10th century Newbiggin Moor, near Penrith, Cumbria 1785–1989 British Museum, London A number of silver penannular brooches (a type of pin).
Silverdale Hoard
Silverdale Hoard group shot
Coins, jewellery, ingots and hacksilver from the Silverdale Hoard
Early 10th century Silverdale, Lancashire 2011 Museum of Lancashire, Preston, Lancaster City Museum 201 silver objects found inside a lead box. These included 27 coins (Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Viking, French, and Islamic), 10 arm rings, 2 finger rings, 14 silver bars (ingots), 6 brooch pieces, 1 wire braid, and 141 pieces of hacksilver (cut-up silver).
Skaill Hoard Mid 10th century Bay of Skaill, Orkney 1858 National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh Over 100 items, including bracelets, brooches, hacksilver, and silver bars (ingots).
Storr Rock Hoard 10th century Isle of Skye 1891 National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh A collection of silver coins from the 10th century.
Talnotrie Hoard
Lead weight, Talnotrie hoard
Lead weight, Talnotrie hoard
Late 9th century Near Talntrie, Dumfries & Galloway 1912 National Museums Scotland Jewelry, metal-working materials, and coins.
Vale of York Hoard
(Harrogate Hoard)
Harrogate Hoard uncleaned
The Harrogate Hoard before cleaning, with the coins still in the pot
Early 10th century Near Harrogate, North Yorkshire 2007 British Museum, London
Yorkshire Museum, York
More than 617 silver coins and 65 other items. These included silver and gold armrings, neckrings, and brooch pieces. Also, hacksilver. All were placed inside a 9th-century gilt-silver pot.
Warton Hoard Early 10th century Warton, near Carnforth, Lancashire 1997 Lancaster City Museum, Lancaster 3 silver dirhems (Middle Eastern coins) from the Samanid dynasty. Also, 6 pieces of cut silver weighing about 116.49 grams.
Watlington Hoard Late 9th century Watlington, Oxfordshire 2015 Ashmolean Museum, Oxford About 210 silver coins from the reigns of Alfred the Great of Wessex and Ceolwulf II of Mercia. Also, 15 silver bars (ingots), 6 silver arm rings, 2 neck ring pieces, and one small piece of hack gold.

Later Medieval Hoards

Hoards from the later medieval period (1066 to about 1500) mostly contain silver pennies. Some of these hoards have thousands of coins! The Fishpool Hoard is special because it has over a thousand gold coins.

Hoard Image Date Where it was found Year found Where it is now What was in it
Abergavenny Hoard
A hoard of 199 Anglo - Saxon and Norman pennies
Coins from the Abergavenny Hoard
Late 11th century Abergavenny, Monmouthshire 2002 National Museum Cardiff 199 silver pennies of Edward the Confessor and William the Conqueror.
Baschurch Hoard Mid 13th century Baschurch, Shropshire 2007–2008 Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery 191 "long cross" pennies of Henry III of England, 1 penny of Alexander III of Scotland, and some coin fragments.
Beverley Hoard Mid 13th century Beverley, East Yorkshire 2000 British Museum, London 448 "short cross" pennies and 27 cut half pennies.
Bootham Hoard 15th century York, North Yorkshire 1953 Yorkshire Museum, York 908 silver coins from the 14th and 15th centuries.
Chesterton Lane Hoard
Chesterton Lane Hoard
Chesterton Lane Hoard
Mid 14th century Chesterton Lane, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire 2000 Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge 9 gold coins and 1806 silver coins.
Chew Valley Hoard Mid 11th century Chew Valley, Somerset 2019 2,528 silver coins. This included 1,236 coins of Harold II and 1,310 coins of William I.
Colchester Hoard (1902) Mid 13th century High Street, Colchester, Essex 1902 British Museum, London 11,000 – 12,000 silver pennies in a lead container.
Colchester Hoard (1969)
British Museum Colchester Hoard
Coins from the Colchester Hoard
Late 13th century High Street, Colchester, Essex 1969 British Museum, London Over 14,000 silver pennies of Henry III in a lead container.
Cwm Nant Col Hoard Early 16th century Near Llanbedr, Gwynedd 1918 National Museum Cardiff 1 copper alloy aquamanile (a water jug) shaped like a stag from the late 13th or early 14th century. Also, 1 5th century copper alloy ewer (another type of jug), 1 copper alloy tray, 1 bronze cauldron, 2 bronze skillets, 1 woodman's iron axe, and pieces of iron firedogs (supports for logs in a fireplace).
Fauld Hoard Early 15th century Fauld, Tutbury, Staffordshire 2000 Potteries Museum & Art Gallery, Stoke-on-Trent 114 silver groats (a type of coin).
Fishpool Hoard
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Coins and jewellery from the Fishpool Hoard
Mid 15th century Ravenshead, Nottinghamshire 1966 British Museum, London 1,237 gold coins, 8 pieces of jewelry, and 2 lengths of gold chain.
Fillongley Hoard Early 13th century Fillongley, Warwickshire 1997 Warwickshire Museum, Warwick 2 silver brooches, a silver finger ring, and 127 "short-cross" pennies.
Gayton Hoard Late 12th century Gayton, Northamptonshire 1998–1999 Ashmolean Museum, Oxford 308 silver pennies and 7 fragments.
Glenluce Hoard Late 15th century Glenluce sand-dunes, Wigtownshire 1956 2 English silver coins, 10 Scottish silver coins, 99 Scottish billon coins (low-silver coins), and 1 Scottish copper farthing.
Gorefield Hoard Early 14th century Gorefield, Cambridgeshire 1998 British Museum, London
Wisbech & Fenland Museum,
Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
1,084 silver pennies, halfpennies, and farthings.
Llanddona Hoard Early 14th century Llanddona, Anglesey 1999, 2005–2006 returned to finder 970 silver pennies.
Piddletrenthide Hoard (2008)
Treasure case 2008 T423, 293 Medieval silver coins from Piddletrenthide, Dorset (FindID 227212-332361)
Medieval silver coins from the Piddletrenthide Hoard
1400–1412 Piddletrenthide, Dorset 2008 293 Medieval silver coins. This included 272 whole pennies, 2 broken pennies, 14 half groats, and 4 groats. They were found in a broken pottery pot.
Reigate Hoard Mid 15th century Reigate, Surrey 1990 dispersed 135 gold nobles, half nobles, and quarters (types of coins). Also, 6,566 silver groats.
Rhoneston Hoard Late 15th century Rhoneston, near Dumfries, Dumfriesshire 1961 7 English silver coins, 6 Scottish silver coins, and 70 Scottish billon coins.
Roslin Hoard Early 14th century Roslin, Midlothian 2019 National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh
Rumney Castle Hoard Late 13th century Rumney Castle, Cardiff 1981 63 silver pennies from the time of Edward I.
Ryther Hoard Late 15th century Ryther, North Yorkshire 1992 Yorkshire Museum, York 812 silver coins, mostly English groats, half-groats, and pennies. They dated from the reigns of Edward I/II through Henry VII. They were found in a plain drinking jug.
Tealby Hoard Late 12th century Tealby, Lincolnshire 1807 5,127 melted down at the Tower of London; rest dispersed. 5,731 silver pennies from the time of Henry II (1158–1180). They were in a glazed earthenware pot.
Tutbury Hoard Early 14th century Tutbury, Staffordshire 1831 dispersed 360,000 silver coins! This is the largest coin hoard ever found in Britain.
Twynholm Hoard Early 14th century Twynholm, Dumfries and Galloway 2013 322 silver coins dating from 1249 to 1325. These included Scottish coins from Alexander III and John Balliol, and English coins from Edward I, Edward II, and Edward III.
Wainfleet Hoard
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Pot and some coins from the Wainfleet Hoard
Late 12th century Wainfleet, Lincolnshire 1990 British Museum, London 380 silver pennies and 3 halfpennies in a green-glazed ceramic bottle.

Post-Medieval Hoards

Most hoards from the post-medieval period (after 1500) date to the time of the English Civil War (1642–1651). Over 200 hoards are known from this period.

Hoard Image Date Where it was found Year found Where it is now What was in it
Abbotsham Hoard Mid 17th century Abbotsham, Devon 2001 Bideford Museum 9 gold coins and 425 silver coins.
Ackworth Hoard Mid 17th century High Ackworth, West Yorkshire 2011 Pontefract Museum 52 gold coins, 539 silver coins, and a gold ring. The ring had the words "When this you see, remember me" on it. All found in a clay pot.
Alderwasley Hoard
Post-medieval coin hoard of clippings (FindID 886014)
Alderwasley Hoard
Mid 17th century Alderwasley, Derbyshire 1971 Derby Museum and Art Gallery 907 grams of silver "clippings." These were small pieces cut from coins made by Philip and Mary, Elizabeth I, James I, and Charles I. They were stored in an earthenware jar.
Asthall Hoard
Asthall Hoard
Asthall Hoard
Early 16th century Asthall, Oxfordshire 2007 Ashmolean Museum, Oxford 210 English gold "angels" and "half-angel" coins. They were made between 1470 and 1526.
Bishops Waltham Hoard
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Fake French coins from the Bishops Waltham Hoard
Early 18th century Bishops Waltham, Hampshire  ? 7,083 fake French 30-denier coins dated 1711.
Bitterley Hoard
Bitterley Hoard
Excavation of the Bitterley Hoard
Mid 17th century Bitterley, Shropshire 2011 1 gold coin and 137 silver coins (half crowns and shillings). Found with a leather purse in a tyg (a drinking cup with multiple handles).
Breckenbrough Hoard
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Coins of the Breckenbrough Hoard
Mid 17th century Breckenbrough, North Yorkshire June 1985 Yorkshire Museum 30 gold and 1552 silver coins. Found inside a ceramic pot, along with two receipts for cheese.
Cheapside Hoard Late 16th to early 17th century Cheapside, London 1912 Museum of London, British Museum, London, Victoria and Albert Museum, London Over 400 pieces of jewelry from the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods.
Deal Hoard Mid 16th century Deal, Kent 2000 British Museum, London 191 base silver coins inside a linen bag, which was inside a pot.
Ellerby Area Hoard
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The Ellerby Area Hoard
18th century Ellerby, East Riding of Yorkshire 2020 Dispersed into private collections 266 gold coins inside a stoneware pot.
Hackney Hoard
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Gold double-eagle coins from the Hackney Hoard
Mid 20th century (1940) Hackney, London 2007 British Museum, London 80 American Double eagle gold coins. These were made between 1854 and 1913.
Haddiscoe Hoard Mid 17th century Haddiscoe, Norfolk 2003 Elizabethan House Museum, Great Yarmouth 316 silver coins.
Ham Green Hoard Mid 17th century Ham Green, Worcestershire 1981 Museums Worcestershire 86 silver coins (mostly shillings and sixpences) in a salt-glazed stoneware bottle. The coins were mostly from the Civil War period, with the latest made in 1661/1662. It was buried under a cottage floor.
Hartford Hoard
British Museum Hartford Hoard
Silver groats and earthenware pot from the Hartford Hoard
Early 16th century Hartford, Cambridgeshire 1964 British Museum, London 1,108 silver groats (coins) from the reigns of Edward IV, Henry VI, Richard III, and Henry VII. Also, double patards (coins) of Charles the Bold.
Lincoln Spanish-American gold hoards
Hoard of Spanish-American Doubloons
6 gold coins discovered in 2010
Early 19th century North Kesteven, Lincolnshire 1928
2010
24 Spanish-American gold 8-escudo coins. These were made between 1790 and 1801. (18 found in 1928, and 6 found in 2010).
Lindsey Hoard 15th to 17th century Lindsey, Suffolk 2020 1,061 silver coins found on land belonging to the Lindsey Rose pub. They date back to between the 15th and 17th centuries.
Mason Hoard
The Mason Hoard at the British Museum
Jug and 17 coins constituting the Mason Hoard
Mid 16th century Lindisfarne, Northumberland 2003 Great North Museum, Newcastle upon Tyne 10 gold and 7 silver coins. These included 11 English coins from Henry VI to Elizabeth I, and 6 coins from France, Saxony, the Netherlands, and the Papal States. Found in a mid-16th century German jug.
Middleham Hoard
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Selection of coins from the Middleham Hoard held at the Yorkshire Museum
Mid 17th century Middleham, North Yorkshire 1993 Dispersed amongst various museums and private collections, including Yorkshire Museum, York 5,099 silver coins. This included 4,772 English coins from Edward VI to Charles I, 31 Scottish coins, 10 Irish coins, 245 coins from the Spanish Netherlands, and 2 coins from the Spanish New World. The coins were found in three pots from two different pits.
Mitton Hoard
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The Mitton Hoard on display at Clitheroe Castle
15th century Great Mitton, Lancashire 2009 Clitheroe Castle Museum, Lancashire 11 silver coins or fragments, including one or two from France.
Nether Stowey Hoard
Nether Stowey Hoard
Silverware from the Nether Stowey Hoard
Mid 17th century Nether Stowey, Somerset 2008 Somerset County Museum, Taunton Silverware, including four spoons, a goblet, and a bell salt shaker. Found in a broken earthenware pot.
Short Hoard Mid 16th century Lindisfarne, Northumberland 1962 50 English silver sixpences and groats. The latest coin was from 1562, during the reign of Elizabeth I. Found in a mid-16th century German jug.
Tidenham Hoard Mid 17th century Tidenham, Gloucestershire 1999 Chepstow Museum 1 gold coin and 117 silver coins.
Totnes Hoard Mid 17th century Totnes, Devon 1930s Totnes Museum 176 silver coins from England, Scotland, Ireland, and the Spanish Netherlands.
Tregwynt Hoard Mid 17th century Tregwynt, Pembrokeshire 1996 National Museum Wales, Cardiff 33 gold coins, 467 silver coins, and a gold ring.
Warkworth Hoard Early 16th century Warkworth, Northumberland 2017 Private ownership 128 coins. These included groat and half-groat coins from the reigns of Edward IV (1461–1470 and 1471–1483) and Henry VII (1485–1509). Also, nine coins made by Charles the Bold when he was Duke of Burgundy (1467 to 1477).
Warmsworth Hoard Early 17th century Warmsworth, South Yorkshire 1999 Doncaster Museum 122 silver coins, pottery fragments, and a bronze alloy spoon.
Weston-sub-Edge Hoard
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Weston-sub-Edge Hoard on display at Corinium Museum
Mid 17th century Weston-sub-Edge, Gloucestershire 1981 Corinium Museum, Cirencester 307 silver and 2 gold coins.

See also

  • List of hoards in Ireland
  • List of hoards in the Channel Islands
  • List of hoards in the Isle of Man
  • List of metal detecting finds
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