place

Winchester Hoard

2000 archaeological discoveries2000 in EnglandAncient Celtic metalworkArchaeological sites in HampshireHistory of Hampshire
Hoards from Iron Age BritainIron Age sites in EnglandMetal detecting finds in EnglandPrehistoric objects in the British MuseumTorcsTreasure troves in EnglandTreasure troves of the Iron Age
Winchester Hoard
Winchester Hoard

The Winchester Hoard is a hoard of Iron Age gold found in a field in the Winchester area of Hampshire, England, in 2000, by a retired florist and amateur metal detectorist, Kevan Halls. It was declared treasure and valued at £350,000—the highest reward granted under the Treasure Act 1996 at that time. The hoard consists of two sets of jewellery of a very high purity of gold dating from 75 to 25 BCE. Although, the items pre-date the Roman conquest of Britain in 43 CE, the manufacturing technology was Roman rather than Celtic. The total weight of the items is nearly 1,160 g (41 oz). The find was described as "the most important discovery of Iron Age gold objects" for fifty years; and the items were probably an "expensive", "diplomatic gift". The brooches alone were "the third discovery of its kind from Britain". The Winchester Hoard is now housed at the British Museum in London.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Winchester Hoard (License: CC BY-SA 3.0, Authors, Images).

Winchester Hoard
Sparkford Road, Winchester West Hill

Geographical coordinates (GPS) Address Website Nearby Places
placeShow on map

Wikipedia: Winchester HoardContinue reading on Wikipedia

Geographical coordinates (GPS)

Latitude Longitude
N 51.060386 ° E -1.329201 °
placeShow on map

Address

University of Winchester

Sparkford Road
SO22 4NR Winchester, West Hill
England, United Kingdom
mapOpen on Google Maps

Website
winchester.ac.uk

linkVisit website

Winchester Hoard
Winchester Hoard
Share experience

Nearby Places

West Hill Cemetery, Winchester
West Hill Cemetery, Winchester

West Hill Cemetery is a cemetery to the west of the city centre of Winchester in the English county of Hampshire. Opened in the 1840s, the cemetery became the principal place of burial for the city. However by the 1900s it was almost full, and the Magdalen Hill Cemetery, to the east of the city, opened in 1914 as a replacement.The cemetery comprises 13 acres (5.3 ha) of land. The grade II listed perimeter wall, which fronts onto St James' Lane and Sparkford Road, includes red brick piers with stone caps and wrought iron railings and gates. The cemetery formerly had two chapels, one for the Church of England and the second for other denominations, together with a gate lodge. Both chapels were demolished in the 1920s, but the gate lodge still stands.The cemetery contains the grave of Charles Freeman, a circus entertainer and bare-knuckle boxer known as the "American Giant", who died of tuberculosis in Winchester in 1845. His grave is marked by a 10 ft (3.0 m) high stone obelisk erected in 1860. The cemetery also contains war graves from World War I (115) and World War II (4).Initially run by the Winchester Cemetery Company, which was established by Act of Parliament in 1840, the cemetery has been managed by Winchester City Council since 1958, and is now closed for burials. It is managed to allow its chalk downland to flourish as a habitat for insects and reptiles. A footpath across the cemetery provide access to the adjacent University of Winchester.