It's not just the English turning up ancient gold treasures with their metal detectors...!
Following on from the recent discovery of an Anglo-Saxon treasure found by Terry Herbert in Staffordshire comes news of another impressive metal detecting find from the outskirts of Stirling. The treasure, estimated to be valued up to a million pounds, contains four gold torcs, a type of twisted necklace from the 1st to 3rd centuries BC.
For more on the story visit http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/8339798.stm
UPDATE: An interview with the lucky detectorist is online at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8342826.stm
Chris
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