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Originally Posted by Pete
Regarding the police not keeping you informed reminds me of a bloke i met last year, digging bait on Alnmouth beach. It was either him or his son (I forget which) found a sword in that little burn that crosses the road.
Dutifully, he takes it to Alnwick Castle museum to see what they make of it.
After a spell he's heard nowt so makes enquiries and it seems the sword has been "mislaid" very sorry.
Probably had a good bit value as well as historical interest, but now we'll never know  |
I'm not 'Northumberland Estates' biggest fan so Alnwick Castle would be the last direction I would head if I found anything.
Church hill at Alnmouth has produced a carved stone Anglo-Saxon cross (Apparently in the Alnwick Castle Collection
) the remains of an Anglo-Saxon church have been detected as well as a later Medieval one I believe. The sword would have the potential to be very interesting.