Also recorded as: Viking bridle fitting; 2014 copper-alloy pendant
What the evidence supports
The pendant is a decorated bridle fitting with parallels in Viking-period horse equipment. The official article identifies only the south of the Island and does not establish Treasure status, so neither a mapped region nor a Treasure claim is supplied here.
Location and precision
Location withheld. No public geometry: 'south of the Island' is not a defensible or responsible map area.
Why no public geometry is published: The source location is withheld from the deployable dataset.
No coordinates published
No public geometry: 'south of the Island' is not a defensible or responsible map area.
Access is not implied
Find location unpublished; consult MNH collection information rather than attempting to identify the land.
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.
Sensitivity note
Location withheld; Recent find; Private land
Sources
- MNH: Viking pendant entered for national competitionOfficial object description, date and island-region limit; it does not establish Treasure status.