Campaign Boost with High Profile Backing to Save the Hoard
The campaign to save the Viking Hoard for Galloway has had a significant boos with backing from The Duke of Buccleuch, Dame Barbara Kelly, Sir Alex Fergusson, Sir Malcolm Ross, Sir John Thomson, Richard Arkless and Professor Ted Cowan. All signed a letter that has...
read moreGalloway’s Vikings Say Sign the Petition to Save the Hoard
There are just a few days left to sign the petition to save the magnificent Galloway Viking Hoard before campaigners deliver it to Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop MSP. Cathy Agnew, Chair of the Galloway Viking Hoard (GVH) Campaign and Guthrum the 10th-century warrior,...
read moreExcavating the Viking Hoard – lecture by Andrew Nicholson
Andrew Nicholson is the Archaeologist for Dumfries and Galloway Council and was at the forefront of this exciting excavation - hear more about it by attending his lecture. He will be speaking at 3pm on Wednesday 22 March 2017 (followed by tea) at Craigdarroch,...
read moreCampaigners Vow to Step up Fight to Save Viking Hoard for Galloway
Following a crucial council meeting campaigners have pledged to redouble their efforts for the Galloway Viking Hoard to have its home in the region where it was found. The Galloway Viking Hoard (GVH) Campaign believes that the hoard, described as among the most...
read morePetition Started in ‘David and Goliath’ Battle to Save Viking Hoard for Galloway
A petition has been launched calling on Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop to help ensure the Galloway Viking Hoard has its home in the new Kirkcudbright Art Galley. The Galloway Viking Hoard (GVH) Campaign is also contacting all the region’s MSPs, MPs and councillors to...
read moreCampaign for ‘Extraordinary’ Viking Hoard to be kept in Kirkcudbright
Campaigners are calling for one of the most spectacular Viking hoards ever discovered in Scotland to have its home near where it was found in Dumfries and Galloway. Launched this week, the Galloway Viking Hoard Campaign (GVH), is backing Dumfries and Galloway...
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