Also recorded as: Ballaquayle Hoard; Douglas Treasure
What the evidence supports
IOMHER records several hundred Saxon coins with silver and gold ornaments in a small slate-built container; only part of the reported assemblage was recovered. This was an urban construction discovery, not evidence for a productive modern field or a place to detect.
Location and precision
Approximate area · radius 250 m. Rounded and generalized around the IOMHER historic urban findspot; surviving archaeology is not asserted.
Why this public geometry is safe: The historical findspot has been rounded to the stated uncertainty and does not imply access or a searchable target.
54.157, -4.485
Rounded and generalized around the IOMHER historic urban findspot; surviving archaeology is not asserted.
Access is not implied
Historical findspot only; no public access is implied. Do not enter private land, disturb the ground or treat this record as a search target.
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
Historical findspot; Urban private property
Sources
- IOMHER: Woodbourne Treasure (0252.00)Official record identifying the 1894 house-foundation context and assemblage history.