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Welcome to The Druidstone Ring –
the finest example of all known medieval signet ring seals which
is available to remain in private hands.

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The Druidstone Ring was located in March, 2017 on a farm near Castleton, a small village between Cardiff and Newport, by Mark Hackman, a well-known local metal detectorist. (You can see more of Mark’s amazing finds on his YouTube channel – welshrelics.)

Since its discovery The Druidstone Ring has been assessed by the National Museum of Wales; their reports are included on these pages.

Having been created from copper alloy rather than gold, The Druidstone Ring fortunately escapes the draconian ramifications of being formally declared as ‘treasure’. Because of this The Druidstone Ring is, beyond doubt, the finest example of all known medieval signet ring seals which is available to remain in private hands.

Here’s what academics, historians and collectors are saying about the discovery of The Druidstone Ring:

“Splendid!”
”Quite a find”

“Very interesting”
“A fascinating find”
“Really fascinating”
”Fascinating to know more”
“A find of some significance”
“An exciting and interesting discovery”
“More interesting than the Raglan Ring”

History comes to life!

Watch this video and share the moment when The Druidstone Ring saw daylight for the first time in over 500 years!

The Druidstone Ring
is discovered!

It may be difficult to visualise the sheer size, bulk and scale of The Druidstone Ring. To aid understanding, this photo shows it worn alongside a regular-sized man’s signet ring.

Get close up
(and much more personal!)
with The Druidstone Ring
on FaceBook!

If you see references to ‘paw-things’ – or even get taken to ‘paw-things’ pages – don’t worry. We’ve set up The Druidstone Ring pages within paw-things’ web space until we get around to creating The Druidstone Ring’s own web space. In the meantime, try not to let us confuse you!