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They are echoes of the past that help build a picture of Scotland’s history.
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that → see → history
And last year more than 1,300 new archaeological discoveries were added to the country’s Treasure Trove.
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discoveries → add → Trove
Official figures show in total there were 266 cases involving 1,324 finds in 2025-26.
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figures → show → 2025
They include a rare silver penny of King David I worth £15,000 and a Middle Bronze Age axe head dating back more than 3,000 years.
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They → include → years
Under Scottish law, all archaeological discoveries must be reported to the Treasure Trove Unit at National Museums Scotland where they can be recorded and assessed.
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they → report → Scotland
Significant finds can then be allocated to museums across Scotland for public benefit.
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finds → allocate → benefit
Curator Alice Blackwell inspects the David I penny thought to be worth more than £15,000
A Roman gold aureus thought to be worth £6,500 was one of the 1,300 finds now bound for museums across the country
An Iron Age terret ring, used to stop a horse's reins from tangling, was unearthed in Scotland last year
The Scottish Archaeological Finds Allocation Panel (SAFAP) Report for last year detailed the rare and valuable items unearthed from across the country.
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Report → inspect → country
John Logue, King’s and Lord Treasurer’s Remembrancer, said: ‘Scotland’s history is still being uncovered.
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history → say → ?
‘From a rare royal coin to Roman gold and medieval hoards, these discoveries are helping to rewrite what we know about Scotland’s past.’
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we → help → past
Some of the most significant discoveries this year included a gold coin of Roman Emperor Vitellius worth £6,500, bound for Clydebank Museum, and a neolithic stone axe dating back more than 6,000 years that was allocated to Fife Cultural Trust.
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that → include → Trust
A Pictish Class I symbol stone from Golspie, valued at £3,000, was also unearthed.
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stone → value → 3,000
Jane Ryder, Chair of SAFAP, said: ‘From royal and Roman coins to Pictish sculpture, personal jewellery, religious objects and evidence of everyday life, these finds help tell the story of the people who lived, worked and travelled across Scotland over thousands of years.
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who → say → years
The Crown released images of Bronze Age tanged flint arrowheads in a modern silver frame
This badge from the National Federation of Women Workers was of thousands of fines made in 2025
A gold annular Castellani brooch was added to the country's Treasure Trove
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brooch → release → Trove
Each discovery reported adds another piece to the picture.
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discovery → report → picture
Together they show the immense value of the Treasure Trove system in preserving and sharing Scotland’s archaeological heritage.
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they → show → heritage
Dunblane Museum has been allocated a neolithic flint leaf-shaped arrowhead, while Annan Museum will receive a Roman Iron Age terret ring, which was used for chariot reins.
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which → allocate → reins
The largest ever treasure in Scotland was unearthed by metal detectorists in 2014.
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treasure → unearth → 2014
They found what is now known as The Galloway Hoard in Balmaghie, Kirkcudbrightshire.
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what → find → Balmaghie
It contains over more than 11lb of silver, gold and other materials dating to around 900AD.
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It → contain → 900AD
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