Treasure on show in London as another trove found

The exact location has been kept a secret to avoid a "gold rush," but the newspaper said it was near Stirling. Three of the necklaces are in perfect condition, and a similar item found in England in 2005 sold last year for 350,000 pounds.

According to the Record, the necklaces date from the 1st and 3rd century BC, before the Romans invaded Britain.

It quoted a source close to the dig team as saying a "torc" of similar quality has only ever been found once before in the south of France.

The source added: "The find is astonishing and raises lots of questions, such as how did a necklace designed in the south of France end up in Scotland a century before the Romans arrived?"

(Reporting by Mike Collett-White)