Manx Treasure Map

Recorded discovery · Viking Age, circa AD 900–1040

Viking Silver Ingot (2024)

A complete 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. The announcement does not publish the private-land findspot, so this record deliberately has no geometry.

Location and precision

Location withheld. Exact find location withheld; only island-wide context is public.

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

No coordinates published
Exact find location withheld; only island-wide context is public.

Access is not implied

Find location confidential; consult MNH display 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.

Read the primary-source legal guide.

Sensitivity note

Location withheld; Recent find; Private land

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