Galloway Hoard Comes to Kirkcudbright

That the Parliament welcomes that the Galloway Hoard, which is one of the most important UK archaeological finds of the century and comprises of more than 100 objects, some of which are incredibly rare or unique, has returned home to the Kirkcudbright Galleries, Dumfries and Galloway, until July 2022; understands that the Galloway Hoard, which is made up of silver and gold, composed of arm rings and ingots, also includes the largest and most varied collection of Viking-age objects known from Britain and Ireland and an unparalleled range of rare materials and unusual objects, which include a silver pendant cross, a unique gold bird-shaped pin, a decorated silver-gilt lidded vessel, a large collection of Anglo-Saxon metalwork with two examples of an entirely new type of Anglo-Saxon cross-shaped brooch and unique multi-hinged straps, three golden jewels often referred to as "aestels", in a silken-cord bundle, and a gold-mounted rock-crystal flask or jar contained in a silk-lined pouch; understands that the Hoard was discovered by the metal detectorist, Derek McLennan, in 2014 at Balmaghie in Galloway, and was then transferred to the National Museum of Scotland where it was restored; encourages everyone to consider visiting the Hoard at the Kirkcudbright Galleries; congratulates all the staff at the National Museum of Scotland and Kirkcudbright Galleries for all their work to ensure that the treasures of the Hoard are alive for the public to view and enjoy, and notes that the Galloway Hoard is one more reason to visit "Bonnie Gallowa’".