A metal detecting enthusiast has said he feels 'privileged' to have discovered a 15th Century gold ring described as a 'very rare find for the UK.' Matthew Hepworth, 48, discovered the jewellery when he had been searching a field and heard a faint signal on his metal detector.
He then found a rare, gold iconographic ring that has a drawing of the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus on it, believed to be from the 1400s. Matthew has reported the ring to the landowner and the find liaison officer and the ring will eventually be the subject of an inquest to confirm if it is treasure.
Although he doesn't know the exact value of the ring, he believes it is a very rare find for the UK. Matthew said: "It means so much to me that a piece of history has been salvaged from the ground. It's a privilege for me to have been able to have found it and save it.
