16/06/2026
This is such a terrible situation and apparently with no proper resolution after several years. The damage it's going to have done to relationships between the Portable Antiquities Scheme and detectorists will be massive, and the damage to the archaeology of the region, potentially even greater. It would be good to get an official update on these missing finds.
A police investigation was launched after treasure handed in by Cumbrian and Lancashire detectorists went missing from museum storage 🔊