Also recorded as: John Crowe and Craig Evans brooches; 2018 Viking brooches
What the evidence supports
MNH reports that the brooches carry silver-wire decoration and were the first examples of their type found on the Isle of Man. They were declared Treasure in July 2020. A targeted archaeological excavation found no grave, so this record does not present a burial as proven. Neither official announcement publishes the findspot and this record supplies no geometry.
Location and precision
Location withheld. The official source does not publish the findspot; no locality is inferred from the assemblage or follow-up excavation.
Why no public geometry is published: The source location is withheld from the deployable dataset.
No coordinates published
The official source does not publish the findspot; no locality is inferred from the assemblage or follow-up excavation.
Access is not implied
Find location confidential; view the conserved assemblage through the Manx Museum 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 brooches declared TreasureOfficial 23 July 2020 Treasure declaration and negative targeted grave-excavation result.
- MNH: Stunning Isle of Man Viking brooches go on displayOfficial 17 December 2021 display account, dating, associated finds and negative grave-excavation result.