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Article: SEVEN STEPS TO [pounds sterling]1M TREASURE; Gold strike by novice is biggest find in a century.(News)
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- Daily Mail (London)
- Article date:
- November 5, 2009
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Byline: Sarah Bruce
WHEN David Booth bought a metal detector, he was looking for a new hobby - and perhaps the occasional old coin.
But on his very first outing with the device, he uncovered a [pounds sterling]1million hoard of Iron Age jewellery that is Scotland's most important find in a century.
Mr Booth, 35, found four gold necklaces, known as torcs, buried only six inches beneath the surface in a field near Stirling.
Up until his amazing find, he had only switched on the [pounds sterling]240 gadget to 'detect' knives and forks in his own kitchen as practice.
But just one hour into his first outdoor foray - and only seven ...