Viking gold jewellery found in cauliflower field in Cornwall

The fate of the discovery was made at one of two 'treasure trove inquests' held in Truro – the other being a Bronze Age ring described as "the first of its kind to be found in Cornwall." In the first, Maurice Thomas discovered the 14 Viking objects, including jewellery, three inches below the surface between February and April 2020, the inquest heard. Assistant coroner for Cornwall Guy Davies said the objects, which included rings and bracelet fragments, were probably from the Viking period.

Mr Davies said not all the objects could be dated but may have been between the mid to late Bronze Age, between 1300 and 1000 BC. The hoard includes rings (Image: Cornwall Coroner's Office) He told the Truro inquest that similar..



. Nick Irving.