Tiree hoards
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There were two Tiree hoards:
In 1782, a large hoard of coins and an ingot dated c.975 was dug up at Dùn Mòr a’ Chaolais, Caolas
In 1788, a large hoard of coins dated c.1240 was dug up near Dùn Shiadair, West Hynish
In 1789, ‘The Duke of Argyll has presented the British Museum with a curious collection of Saxon, English and Danish coins by the hands of Lord Frederick Campbell’ (Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette, 16 July 1789, p. 1)
In 1782, a large hoard of coins and an ingot dated c.975 was dug up at Dùn Mòr a’ Chaolais, Caolas
In 1788, a large hoard of coins dated c.1240 was dug up near Dùn Shiadair, West Hynish
In 1789, ‘The Duke of Argyll has presented the British Museum with a curious collection of Saxon, English and Danish coins by the hands of Lord Frederick Campbell’ (Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette, 16 July 1789, p. 1)
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