Broighter Gold

Broighter Gold

The Broighter Gold is a collection of gold artefacts that were found in 1896 by Tom Nicholl on farmland near Limavady, Northern Ireland. [ cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/yourplaceandmine/londonderry/A756001.shtml |title=Broighter Gold |accessdate=2008-01-21 |work=Your Place and Mine |publisher=BBC ]

The find consisted of a miniature ship, complete with fittings and oars, two necklets, a bowl and a hollow collar. [ cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/yourplaceandmine/londonderry/A756001.shtml |title=The Broighter Gold| accessdate=2008-01-21 |last=Lueg |first=Jochen ]

The pieces are currently displayed in the National Museum in Dublin. A copy of the collection is kept at the Ulster Museum in Belfast.

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