Recorded discovery · Early medieval

Bradda Head Coin Hoard

A large group of silver coins reported from the mountainous part of Bradda Head around 1848.

Also recorded as: Bradda Head Ethelred II hoard

What the evidence supports

The IOMHER account says most coins were melted down and places the historical deposition around AD 995. The broad upland description cannot support a precise pin, so the public map uses a wide contextual area only.

Location and precision

Approximate area · radius 1.2 km. Rounded broad area derived from the IOMHER historic upland record; not a reconstructed exact findspot.

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.

54.090, -4.780
Rounded broad area derived from the IOMHER historic upland record; not a reconstructed exact findspot.

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; Upland archaeology

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