Colin Drury, 'Treasure hunter sued by Church of Scotland over £2m Viking hoard he found on its land', The Independent 15 September 2019.
A treasure hunter is being sued by the Church of Scotland over a Viking hoard worth almost £2m which he found on its land. [...] The 52-year-old metal detectorist sold the trove to National Museums Scotland for £1.98 million three years later, making it the most valuable Viking haul ever discovered in the UK But now kirk chiefs are demanding he hand over half that amount because his find happened on their property. [...] It is said Mr McLennan, a retired businessman from Ayr, made a written agreement at the time to give the church half the value of his bounty. Church trustees are taking legal action at the Court of Session in Edinburgh because they say he has failed to honour that promise. “The church has been unable to get a hold of him," a source told The Sun. "It doesn’t seem like there’s anything that would preclude him from being in touch. It appears to be a choice".This guy runs a metal detecting business that aims to inculcate ethical practice into the hobby. Retired at 52, eh?
"This guy runs a metal detecting business that aims to inculcate ethical practice into the hobby. Retired at 52, eh?"
ReplyDeletei think that's defamatory. the man retired before he even seriously took up metal detecting as a hobby . The notion that you can take up metal detecting to make millions is tabloid sensationalism .