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Pictish jewellery uncovered at two sites in the Highlands and held in the National Museums Scotland collections are to go on show in Inverness.
A solid silver chain made of 16 links and weighing 2.88kg was found in 1808 at Torvean, Inverness, during the building of the Caledonian Canal.
The Croy Hoard was dug up at Croy in 1875 by a girl planting potatoes.
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Inverness Museum and Art Gallery will display the jewellery from Wednesday.



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