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<< News >> Nottinghamshire Council snaps up £350,000 relic

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An ancient Celtic gold necklace unearthed in Nottinghamshire has been bought by a council for £350,000. Amateur treasure hunter Maurice Richardson found the torc with a metal detector near his Newark home in February 2005. Newark and Sherwood District Council has now bought the artefact, which dates back to 250 BC.

The authority plans to display the find along with an exhibition on its history in Newark in about 12 months.

Sarah Midgley, the council's head of leisure and cultural services, said the authority felt compelled to buy the torc to preserve the area's heritage and prevent it from going overseas.

"It is a spectacular artefact.

"The torc is one of the most significant pieces of Celtic artwork found in northern Europe and it proves that there was a significant community in the Newark area," she said.

It is thought the relic, which would have been worn as a civic ornament, was buried as part of a religious offering.

An inquest declared the artefact to be "treasure" in May 2005.

That meant Mr Richardson and Trinity College, Cambridge, who own the land where the torc was found, will share the £350,000.

The authority is now looking at potential sites in the town to display the find, which is currently being looked after by the British Museum.

More: BBC News.

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Re: Nottinghamshire Council snaps up £350,000 relic by Andy B on Tuesday, 23 January 2007
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What a difference a few miles makes. Can you imagine North Yorkshire (Thornborough!) doing this. They would probably melt it down for scrap :)
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