
A hoard of “exceptional” Viking-age objects discovered by a metal detectorist in Dumfries and Galloway in 2014 will go on display in Australia next year in the first stop of an international tour.
Buried in about 900CE, the Galloway Hoard comprises more than 5kg of silver, gold and other materials from the period, and includes a rare Anglo-Saxon cross, bullion, jewellery and traces of textiles.