 Around three thousand years ago, in the Bronze Age a hoard of weapons, such as swords and spears, as well as other artifacts was deliberately destroyed before being deposited in the waters of Duddingston Loch.These artifacts remained at the bottom of the loch until a dredger dragged them up from the loch bed in 1778.The Duddingston Loch hoard is displayed in the Early People gallery at the National Museum of Scotland.