Recorded discovery · Viking Age, deposited circa AD 1035

Northern Mixed Viking Hoard

An 87-coin hoard with hack-silver and associated artefacts declared Treasure in July 2021.

Also recorded as: Sihtric Silkbeard coin hoard; 2021 Northern Mixed hoard

What the evidence supports

MNH identifies coins from Dublin, England, Germany and the Isle of Man, including issues depicting Sihtric Silkbeard. The old site's generic 'South IoM' label was unsupported; the official name is Northern Mixed hoard and no findspot is published here.

Location and precision

Location withheld. Exact private-land find location withheld; no directional regional substitute is supplied.

Why no public geometry is published: The source location is withheld from the deployable dataset.

No coordinates published
Exact private-land find location withheld; no directional regional substitute is supplied.

Access is not implied

Find location confidential; consult the Manx Museum and MNH source for the assemblage.

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

Location withheld; Recent find; Private land

Sources