The 'legendary' treasure of Tregwynt Tregwynt Mansion,
Fishguard, Pembrokeshire Each year Amgueddfa Cymru receives a
few chance finds of coins and tokens, but occasionally something
more spectacular comes to light. On 17th September 1996, one of
Wales' finest coin hoards was discovered. The story begins in
1996 at Tregwynt Mansion, not far from Fishguard, Pembrokeshire,
when the owners were building a tennis court. As they levelled
the site and removed the topsoil, a few coins were uncovered. As
more soil was removed, more coins were found and after a few
days 87 silver and gold coins had been uncovered dating from the
16th and 17th centuries. An initial news blackout on the
discovery proved to be a wise precaution, since by mid October,
further searching, helped by a hired JCB, brought the total to
33 gold and 467 silver coins, fragments of pottery, a sheet of
lead, and a gold ring! At a coroner's inquest at Haverfordwest
on 12th June 1997, the coins and ring were declared treasure
trove. The Museum was able