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Change of site for meeting finders at National Museums Scotland
Starting immediately, the location of appointments with the Treasure Trove Unit has changed from the NMS Reception to inside at the Delivery and Staff entrance at Bristo Port, on the West side of the museum. Please see the map below. The entrance is wheelchair accessible and can be reached by bus.
We have made this change to provide a better appointment experience for Finders. Please arrive at the Delivery and Staff entrance at Bristo Port no more than 5 minutes before your appointment time.
Upcoming SAFAP dates
We are able to confirm the following SAFAP meeting dates for 2025 and 2026.
2025 dates
Wednesday 2nd September 2025
Wednesday 2nd December 2025
2026 dates
Wednesday 25th March 2026
Wednesday 22nd July 2026
Wednesday 25th November 2026
Publication of the Treasure Trove Review
The findings of the Review have been submitted to the KLTR. Updates on next steps will be shared in due course.
The report is available here.
Upcoming Events
National Museum of Rural Life Finds Day - National Museum of Rural Life
Treasure Trove will be at the National Museum of Rural Life as part of their Archaeology Day event, where we will be holding a finds day. There's plenty of family friendly activities happening on the day too. More information on the Archaeology Day event here
Philipshill Road,
East Kilbride,
G76 9HR
Click here to book an appointment
More information on site here
Aberdeen Finds Day - University of Aberdeen
Sir Duncan Rice Library, Bedford Road, University of Aberdeen
Aberdeen
AB24 3AA
Click here to book an appointment
More information on site here
We will update here when the next set of events have been confirmed.
Online form trialling
We will be trialling our new online reporting form over the next 6 months. If you have any issues with the form, please let us know by emailing us at treasuretrove@nms.ac.uk.
Treasure Trove Online Form
Meeting TTU - booking an appointment
The Treasure Trove Unit can meet with finders at the National Museum of Scotland to receive finds. If you have artefacts to hand-in, please book an appointment online here, or e-mail us at treasuretrove@nms.ac.uk.
Appointments are available on Tuesdays and Thursdays. We are now meeting finders at the Delivery and Staff entrance at Bristo Port, on the West side of the museum
Please continue to e-mail us to report finds at treasuretrove@nms.ac.uk, with a reporting form attached or fill out an online form here.
English language reporting forms can be downloaded here.
Gaelic language reporting forms can be downloaded here.