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Metal Detecting Finds in Faroe Islands

1 published discovery from Faroe Islands — coins, hoards, jewellery and artefacts recovered by detectorists and archaeologists.

Global Finds has 1 find from Faroe Islands, a famous historical find. It is filed under hoards. It is the Sandur Hoard, buried about AD 1070-1090.

The law: In Faroe Islands, as in most countries, archaeological finds are protected by national heritage law: report anything old or unusual to the national heritage authority, and never dig at a known site or export a find without permission.

Discoveries from Faroe Islands

1 find

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Famous findBuried about AD 1070-1090 · found 1863

The Sandur Hoard: a grave-digger in a Faroese churchyard found Viking-age silver from six countries

Faroe Islands · Hoards

In 1863 a grave-digger in the churchyard at Sandur, on the Faroese island of Sandoy, uncovered 98 silver coins buried around 1070 to 1090. Struck in England, Ireland, Germany, Hungary, Norway and Denmark, they are the only coin hoard ever found in the Faroe Islands.