Silverdale Hoard, Arnside and Silverdale

Name: Silverdale Hoard
Address: Arnside and Silverdale, United Kingdom

#12 among attractions in Arnside and Silverdale

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Silverdale Hoard, Arnside and Silverdale

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The Silverdale Hoard is a collection of over 200 pieces of silver jewellery and coins discovered near Silverdale, Lancashire, England, in September 2011. The items were deposited together in and under a lead container buried about 16 inches underground which was found in a field by a metal detectorist. It is believed to date to around AD 900, a time of intense conflict between the Anglo-Saxons and the Danish settlers of northern England. The hoard is one of the largest Viking hoards ever discovered in the UK. It has been purchased by Lancashire Museums Service and has been displayed at Lancaster City Museum and the Museum of Lancashire in Preston. It is particularly significant for its inclusion of a coin stamped with the name of a previously unknown Viking ruler. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 54°10'12"N, 2°49'48"W

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Arnside and Silverdale United Kingdom

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Day trips

Silverdale Hoard – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cumbria Coastal Way, Arnside Tower, Leighton Moss RSPB reserve, St John's Church.

~1270 ftSE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Cumbria Coastal Way, Arnside and Silverdale
7 min walk • The Cumbria Coastal Way is a long-distance footpath in Cumbria in northern England, following the coast from Silverdale, just over the Lancashire border, to just north of the Anglo-Scottish border. It is now part of the England Coast Path.
1 miN
Tower, Forts and castles
Arnside Tower, Arnside and Silverdale
26 min walk • Arnside Tower is a late-medieval tower house between Arnside and Silverdale immediately to the south of Arnside Knott in Cumbria, England.
1.3 miE
National park
Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
33 min walk • Leighton Moss RSPB reserve is a nature reserve in Lancashire, England, which has been in the care of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds since 1964. It is situated at Silverdale near Carnforth, on the edge of Morecambe Bay and in the Arnside and Silverdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
~1460 ftNE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St John's Church, Arnside and Silverdale
8 min walk • St John's Church is in Emesgate Lane, Silverdale, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Tunstall, the archdeaconry of Lancaster, and the diocese of Blackburn. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.
0.7 miS
Tower
Lindeth Tower, Arnside and Silverdale
18 min walk • Lindeth Tower is a Victorian folly in Silverdale, Lancashire, England. It is an embattled square tower of three storeys. It was built in 1842 by the Preston banker Hesketh Fleetwood.
~1190 ftNW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Lancashire Coastal Way, Arnside and Silverdale
6 min walk • The Lancashire Coastal Way is a long-distance footpath following the coast of the county of Lancashire in the north west of England. Its end points are Silverdale in the north and Freckleton in the south. Its length is variously asserted to be 66 miles or 137 miles.