The list of hoards in the Isle of Man comprises significant archaeological hoards of coins, jewellery, precious and scrap metal objects and other valuable items discovered in the Isle of Man. It includes both hoards that were buried with the intention of retrieval at a later date (personal hoards, founder's hoards, merchant's hoards, and hoards of loot), and also hoards of votive offerings which were not intended to be recovered at a later date, but excludes grave goods and single items found in isolation. The list is subdivided into sections according to archaeological and historical periods.

Viking hoards From the 9th to the 13th centuries the Isle of Man was part of the Viking-ruled Kingdom of the Isles, and several significant hoards from this period have been found on the Isle of Man. Viking hoards generally comprise a mixture of silver coins, silver jewellery and hacksilver that has been taken in loot.

Hoard Image Date Place of discovery Year of discovery Current Location Contents Ballacamaish Hoard Isle of Man 1870 British Museum, London 1 silver armlet2 silver neck rings1 silver finger ringBritish Museum collection Ballaquayle Hoard Isle of Man 1894 Manx Museum, DouglasBritish Museum, London 1 silver neck ring1 gold arm ring13 silver armlets1 silver finger ring2 silver thistle-headed brooch pins78 Anglo-Saxon silver coinsBritish Museum collection Garff Hoard Isle of Man 2016 Manx Museum, Douglas 14 pieces of silver arm rings Glenfaba Hoard Isle of Man 2003 Manx Museum, Douglas 464 coins, 25 ingots and a broken armlet February 2021 Hoard Isle of Man (exact location unknown) 2021 Manx Museum, Douglas Various items of jewellery, including a gold arm ring, a large silver brooch, and a silver armband July 2021 Hoard Isle of Man (exact location unknown) 2021 Manx Museum, Douglas 87 silver coins minted in the Isle of Man, Dublin, England, and modern day Germany, and 13 pieces of hacksilver

Later Medieval hoards Hoards dating to the later medieval period, from 1066 to about 1500, mostly comprise silver pennies.

Hoard Image Date Place of discovery Year of discovery Current Location Contents Ballaslig Coin Hoard Isle of Man 1978 Manx Museum, Douglas over 200 coins (mostly English sterling silver pennies)

See also

List of hoards in Great Britain List of hoards in Ireland List of hoards in the Channel Islands List of metal detecting finds

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