Chessmen Pieces to be Returned to Scotland

June 15, 2012

News from Celtic Press A number of pieces of an historic chess set are planned to be returned to their home in Scotland from the British Museum in London. Six pieces of the Lewis Chessmen will be repatriated to Scotland on permanent loan

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Treasures Unearthed in Cornwall

June 29, 2011

Artefacts unearthed in Cornwall were officially classified as ‘treasure’ by Cornwall Coroner Emma Carlyon last week. Two hauls found in 2009 and 2010 in the Penwith area of Cornwall include a silver gilt pendent from the 15th or early 16th centuries found in

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