The findspot of a coin hoard consisting of several hundred Saxon coins with silver and gold ornaments which were found on the site of 66 Derby Road, Douglas during excavations for the house foundations in 1894. 


The objects were contained in a small box constructed of slate slabs, and are known as the Douglas (Woodbourne or Ballaquayle) Treasure. Ninety-five coins were recovered as Treasure Trove, but the finder thought that there were nearly a thousand originally. Twenty others were given to the Manx Museum in 1922 by a Douglas resident. Seven silver pennies from the hoard were reunited with the Manx Museum portion in 1969 and an unspecified number of further silver pennies was added in 1977-8. 


The earliest coins were of Athelstan (924-939) but these are comparatively few. Coins of Eadmund (939-946), Eadred (946-955) and Eadwig (955-959) occur in progressively greater quantity, but are completely overshadowed by the wealth of coins of Eadgar (959-975).  It is probable that the hoard was deposited in 972-3. 


Eight pieces are now in the British Museum (Accession Nos. 95, 8-9, 108) and thirteen pieces are now in the Manx Museum (Accession Nos. 4408-4419, 4421).