Manx Treasure Map

Recorded discovery · Viking Age; exact date uncertain. Comparable Manx examples date circa AD 900–1040

Viking Silver Ingot (2024)

A complete, uncut 10.53-gram silver ingot declared Treasure in May 2024.

Why this location is withheld

Also recorded as: John Smart silver ingot; 2024 Viking ingot

What the evidence supports

Scientific analysis reported by MNH found the object to contain more than 88% silver, supporting its interpretation within the Viking bullion economy. MNH says ingots are difficult to date precisely; AD 900–1040 is the range of comparable earlier Manx examples, not a firm date for this object. The announcement does not publish the findspot, so this record has no geometry.

Location and precision

Location withheld. Exact find location is not published in the cited source; this project publishes no geometry.

Geometry provenance: Location withheld. No public geometry is published because the location is sensitive.

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

No coordinates published
Exact find location is not published in the cited source; this project publishes no geometry.

Access is not implied

Exact find location is not published; consult MNH display information rather than attempting to identify it.

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

Sources