Next year, the public will be able to see for the first time a Bronze Age hoard unearthed on land earmarked for a football pitch. The hoard, dubbed the Carnoustie Hoard after the English town of Carnoustie, includes a rare gold-plated awl and a bronze sword in a wooden scabbard. Archaeologists estimate the hoard dates back to 1120–920 BC and suggest that an elite group of local warriors lived in the Angus region more than 3,000 years ago. The hoard will be on display as part of the exhibition Scotland's First Warriors, which opens in June 2026 at the National Museum of Edinburgh.
