My Treasure, Our Story
5th October 2018
Story: This ovular intaglio, or engraved gemstone was found in a sheep field near Killyleagh, Co. Down. The stone is rust red in colour (likely carnelian) […]
5th October 2018
Story: The owner of this object discovered it while digging a garden pond. The location of the pond lay near a raised road which used to […]
5th October 2018
Story: The owner of this object discovered it while raking a garden. Unfortunately it is impossible to say whether the object came originally from the garden […]
5th October 2018
Story: This object was found during a pheasant shoot at Glenullin, just sitting on the ground. It may have been brought to the surface and exposed […]
5th October 2018
Story: The owners of this object had just moved into their house which had been built in an old field covered with a lot of stones, […]
5th October 2018
Story: The owner of this axe head was fishing as a child with his father below the Cutts on the river Bann. He recalls the moment […]
5th October 2018
Story: The owner of these objects lives a short distance from the river Bann. Pieces of flint are often pulled from the garden beds behind the […]
5th October 2018
Story: The owners of these objects had just moved into their house which had been built in an old field covered with a lot of stones, […]
5th October 2018
Story: The owners of these objects used to live at Mountsandel, before the fields were built over in the 1970s. On wet days, when stone showed […]
28th September 2018
Story: The owners of these objects used to live at Mountsandel, before the fields were built over in the 1970s. On wet days, when stone showed […]
27th September 2018
Story: The owners of these objects used to live at Mountsandel, before the fields were built over in the 1970s. On wet days, when stone showed […]
27th September 2018
My Treasure, Our Story is a pilot project initiated by Coleraine Museum to allow community members with their own archaeological treasures to share the story of […]