The findspot of a hoard of medieval silver coins. About a troy pound weight of silver pennies, nearly all of Edward I (1272-1307) were found in an earthen jar on the estate of Mr Paul Leece, Ballamona. The jar was destroyed and most of the coins were secured by Mr Wallace of Distington, then in Douglas. Crellin identified rubbings as Edward I (mints, York, Canterbury, Bury St Edmunds, Bristol, Newcastle Durham, and an Irish mint) and Alexander III (1249-85) and Robert I (1306-26) of Scotland. Crellin observed 'Some facts connected with this find appear to be mixed up with the one at Ballaslig.' 


The coincidence of two considerable hoards of Edwardian coins being found within a mile of each other and at about the same time (neither find is accurately dated) is remarkable. The Ballamona hoard seems better substantiated than the Ballaslig one, and possibly some of the coins from the former, becoming separated from the rest after discovery, were then supposed to have come from the 'Silver Field' which had already a reputation in the neighbourhood for such things. The suggestion that the Ballaslig find was also found in an urn (doubted by Crellin) supports the idea that they were the same find.