A gold bar is found in the middle of a field and turns out to be a treasure from the Middle Ages

The piece was found in 2024 during an organized metal detecting event in a farmer’s field in Derbyshire, England.

Metal detecting club membership leaps in six years

The founder of the Surrey Metal Detecting Club has said membership has rocketed from about 60 when it launched in 2019, to ...

The amount of treasure found by metal detectorists in Surrey each year

There were 12 treasure finds in Surrey, up from eight in both 2023 and 2022. The highest number on record though was 15 finds ...

Mapped: The one Yorkshire area that is a treasure trove hotspot

Norfolk's neighbouring counties are also treasure-finding hotspots, with the East of England producing more finds than any ...

Where in the UK is the greatest amount of hidden treasure?

Treasure finds in England have hit a record high with 1,540 items recorded in 2024 - yet it is one particular area that holds ...

Treasure finds in England reach record high

Treasure finds in England have hit a record high, with a lamp shaped like a human foot and an earwax scoop among the more ...
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Rise in treasure finds in Powys

Provisional figures from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport show 21 treasure finds in Powys were reported in 2024 – up slightly from 13 in 2023. The data on these treasure finds is collected ...