Coroner rules object found at Kirkhaugh Cairn is treasure [View all]
25th December
By James Robinson @CourantJames
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The hair tress found at Kirkhaugh Cairn that has been ruled as treasure
AN almost pure gold ornament found in Northumberland and dating back to the early bronze age has been declared as treasure by a coroner.
An inquest at County Hall in Morpeth heard that the 33mm long ornament, thought to be a hair tress or a decorative piece worn on clothing, dates back to 2400BC and is a “very early example of metalwork.”
It has been described as one of the earliest metal objects found in the UK.
The artefact, made of almost pure gold, was found at Kirkhaugh Cairns near Alston in 2014 by four youngsters.
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