It was an early July Saturday when we ventured out to a permission on the border between the counties of Cheshire and Derbyshire. The views out here are dramatic and far reaching. This permission consists of two farms with maybe 150 acres between them. Historically a lot had happened in […]
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One day last month we were back out detecting on one of Bob’s permissions about half an hours drive from where I live. It is only a small permission basically three fields of about 9 acres in total. This was our third visit here and it was a spur of […]
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How good is the XP ORX Metal Detector? In the world of metal detecting brands are almost like religions, with the two most popular brands having their dedicated followers who would never us anything but their chosen brand, and anything else is just not worth consideration. You will see arguments […]
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It was a warm early summer’s day earlier this year, the grass had just been cut and baled on a particular field so I decided to spend the afternoon metal detecting there. As usual I parked my car in the farmyard then attached my pinpointer and digging tool to my […]
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I don’t know about you, but despite living in an area with a known Roman history, I never seem to find anything Roman whilst out detecting. That is, until this little beauty popped up. It’s funny how metal detecting works – you can spend years searching in historically rich areas […]
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There’s something magical about the moment when your metal detector signals a find, and you unearth a piece of history from the soil. I don’t know about you, but I absolutely love finding silver hammered coins. The excitement of holding a piece of currency that last saw daylight centuries ago […]
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About a year ago I was on my favourite permission metal detecting on a field that was only revealing scrap metal and pieces of lead other than a 1914 penny and a 1940’s shilling. Now a silver coin is good at any time, but this was only 50% silver so […]
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Unearthing History: Discovering a 17th Century Buckle While Metal Detecting Metal detecting is a hobby that brings history to life, allowing enthusiasts to hold tangible pieces of the past in their hands. Every signal from the detector could lead to an exciting discovery, and sometimes, patience and persistence pay off […]
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I am based in the UK so I can only comment and advise on where you can legally detect in this country. Certainly! I’ll rewrite the article with properly formatted H2 headings that include relevant long-tail keywords, ensuring at least 4 paragraphs of text under each header. Here’s the rewritten […]
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It was earlier last summer that I decided to go out to a local permission for a few hours detecting. It was mid afternoon and I thought that it would be passed the hottest time of the day, and the evenings would be quite light until late, so I arrived […]
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