METAL DETECTORIST FINDS BRITAIN’S BIGGEST EVER HAUL OF VIKING TREASURE

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An archaeologist prepares the top level hoard for removal. The historically significant find was made by Derek McLennan, a committed metal detector enthusiast who has been searching around the area in Dumfries and Galloway for the last year

'It was a heart-stopping moment when the local archaeologist turned it over to reveal rich decoration on the other side.
Mr McLennan is no stranger to finding treasure, having been part of a group which discovered more than 300 medieval silver coins shortly before Christmas last year.

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