Martin Weir, a dedicated metal detectorist, has shared fascinating discoveries from the Blantyre area, including ancient Mesolithic and Bronze Age artifacts. His latest significant find is a hammered silver penny from the reign of King Henry III, minted in Dublin around 1251-1254. This discovery sparks curiosity about its historical journey.
Tag: silver
2018 Spoon find at the Cawther
Blantyre Project reader Gerry, his father and son were looking in the Calder for anything interesting and at the end of their search found this, on 2nd April 2018. On closer inspection and cleaned up, it was a John Yates 1808-1840 silver sauce spoon! I won’t pretend I know much about silverware, but this seems […]


