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Evening Standard
Nick Forbes

Newly translated runes shed ‘compelling’ new light on who owned Galloway Hoard

The Galloway Hoard was discovered in 2014 (National Museums Scotland/PA) -

A newly translated runic inscription has shed “compelling” new light on who might have owned the Galloway Hoard, experts have announced.

The Viking Age hoard, which contains more than 5kg of gold, silver and other materials, was discovered by a metal detectorist in Balmaghie, near Kirkcudbright, in 2014.

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