The St Ninian’s Isle Treasure returns to Shetland The Shetland Museum and Archives is looking forward to welcoming the St Ninian’s Isle Treasure back to the isles for three months to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of its discovery. The treasure was found by a Shetland schoolboy volunteer underneath a medieval church in July 1958, during an excavation on St Ninian’s Isle by Aberdeen University. Consisting of nearly thirty items, it is one of the most important silver hoards found in the UK. Experts think it was probably buried around AD 800, at a time when its Shetland owners feared raids by Vikings. Since its discovery it has been housed in the National Museums Scotland, returning only once in 1967 for a short display. Now, as part of a partnership agreement between Shetland Amenity Trust and National Museums Scotland, the treasure will be displayed in the Museum and Archives from 4th July - exactly fifty years since the date of its discovery - to 5th October.
Please note the deadline for receipt of booking forms for the conference 'The St Ninian's Isle Treasure - Fifty years on' has now passed. |
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