Kirk set for windfall after £2m Viking treasure find
The Church of Scotland is in line for a windfall after a decision was taken to pay a metal detectorist almost £2m for a hoard of Viking treasure found on Kirk land.
Metal detectorist Derek McLennan will receive £1.98m for the internationally important collection which he found in the grounds of a church at a secret location in Dumfries and Galloway in 2014.
The find has been hailed as a collection of international importance and is around 1,000-years-old.
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