Metal Detecting in Lincolnshire ~ What a Day !
What a day I had today, I know it’s extravagant after a super day yesterday, but I’ll say it again . . . What a Day !
A glorious day out metal detecting in Lincolnshire - next to Abbey Clancy’s boyfriend I must be the luckiest man alive
See the results of my first ever trip with a metal detector
First and foremost I must thank Chris Keyworth as without him this day would never have been remotely possible. Not only did Chris get proper permission to go to this particular site but he also supplied the equipment and know-how !
I should also like to point out that the object of the day was not treasure hunting but to try and find out something about this specific area as little or nothing is known about it, was it occupied etc and if so when.
I’m pleased to say we did find evidence of occupation going back to medieval times !
How did I do you ask . . . well just take a look 
The Finds !
Now just how good is that ? They’re all old !
I’ve a numbered picture here so I can refer to the finds by number
I’ve a numbered picture here so I can refer to the finds by number
1: Thimble
2: Spindle Whorl
3: Musket Ball
4: Belt Buckle
5: Buckle
I thought #1, the thimble was relatively modern but Chris thinks not, indeed showing me how to tell if they’re machine made etc, the indents go round in a spiral toward the top.
#2 is the Spindle Whorl which was the first thing I’ve ever found with a metal detector and is very special to me, a tentative date on it is possibly 1200s to 1400s. It was used to spinning wool and you can still see the relief on the sides.
#3 is the musket ball and is surprisingly large and heavy, the damage it would inflict . . . I’m guessing perhaps 17th or 18th century here.
#4 is the belt buckle and it’s really nice. Chris suggested Tudor possibly, it is shaped and decorated like a rose
#5 is a smaller buckle - not sure what that would have been on - perhaps a shoe ?
I can’t tell you how much I enjoyed the day overlooking the Lincolnshire Wolds bathed in sunlight and awash in good fortune.
To think that before today nobody knew much of the early history of that area and now it looks as though there was some settlement there feels like something of a achievement - only small I know and no doubt metal decectorists may smirk at my hoard of finds but to me they’re tremendous.
Not to mention the feeling of finding something lost 100s of years ago and the thoughts that swirl through your mind of those who have gone here before you
If anybody has any ideas of dates, opinions or other information on the artefacts then please do leave a comment
So there we go, a perfect day, my thanks go out to Chris for making it all possible and also for knowing what something covered in mud actually is !
I’m sat here grinning from ear-to-ear !
Happily Yours
Rod
Femme Fatale said,
February 20, 2010 @ 8:21 pm
Rod,
What a fabulous find for you, lovely buried treasure, how exciting
FF
xx
chris keyworth said,
February 20, 2010 @ 8:45 pm
A great day Rod we need to get you on a prolific Roman site now to complete your Apprenticeship in Geophisacal Artifact Locational Recovery looking at your pictur now the Artifacts have been cleaned the Thimble is indeed Medieval in date C1300s, the Spindle Worl C1250s, Ive asked about the mounds of soil we saw and i was nearly right, they are moss formations and are quite rare they are caused by moss growing and dieing rapidly which creat these pillar like formations this is why they are limited to what they can do with the field.
regards
chris….
Little Brother said,
February 21, 2010 @ 8:33 am
Rod,
What a result! Seems quite incredible the more you think about it. Great to see Lincolnshire’s heritage being preserved. Top notch.
LB
Rod said,
February 21, 2010 @ 9:30 am
FF,
thanks for that, it really was exciting as well - difficult to explain but I’m sure you get the idea.
Regards
Rod
Rod said,
February 21, 2010 @ 9:33 am
Chris,
thanks for the dating info, that makes the thimble even more exciting !
Great to see the mound mystery solved, they caught my eye when I went there some time ago - I don’t recall seeing the like before.
Thanks again for a great day Chris and I’m always ready to try again
Cheers
Rod
Rod said,
February 21, 2010 @ 9:35 am
LB,
it is incredible to think that those objects were last in use 100s of years ago and were part of daily life.
It truly is fascinating, I can’t tell you how much I enjoy all this
Best
rod
History Hunter said,
March 15, 2010 @ 5:35 pm
I have access to a Metal detector (well i mean i can nick it from my stepson without him knowing) Not sure how good it is but would love to give it a go. I even got so far as asking a Kirmington local if he knew which farmers owned the land around Humberside Airport so i could contact them and ask if i could have a little dabble. Having been a big fan of Time Team since it began, i have learned, from watching, what sort of areas had settlements and there are a few ‘interesting’ lumps and bumps on the way to HIAL from the Grimsby side.
chris keyworth said,
March 15, 2010 @ 5:42 pm
Tony
Forget detecting around Kirmington its all Yarbroughs and he is not metal detector Friendly, however if you fancey a bash one day i have just aquired alot of land at Melton Ross but its not as easy as you may think to find things with a detector it takes alot of time and patence
regards
chris
History Hunter said,
April 5, 2010 @ 10:05 pm
Well i have got my metal detector up and running, and so far i have found my wedding ring….which was on my finger all the time, a bunch of keys i threw on the floor, and…..wait for it….. a 2 pence coin that i used to check the sensitivity!
What a first day!!!
History Hunter said,
April 5, 2010 @ 10:09 pm
Did you know there are exactly zero metal detector clubs in the north east lincolnshire area! bloody typical!
Perhaps one could be set up for enthusiastic members of a certain website who would be willing to get down and dirty slowly strolling across muddy fields in the height of a downpour…..just for the love of it!
Rod said,
April 6, 2010 @ 8:19 am
HH,
I imagine the biggest difficulty with metal detecting is getting permission to do it somewhere.
That’s supposition on my part though, CK is the expert in these matters
Best
Rod
chris keyworth said,
April 6, 2010 @ 12:34 pm
Tony
there is a club in grimsby however there is a waiting list for members i set it up years ago however i am no longer a member, saying that tho there is demand for another club i get asked regular about it i would be happy to start another club up but you need a min of ten members before you get started, Rod is right permision is always hard to get but it is much easyer to gain as a group rather than an individual
regards
chris
History Hunter said,
April 11, 2010 @ 4:46 pm
Well i am no longer a virgin!!!
I lost my virginity up near Bonkers Bank in Cleethorpes. Tool in hand I had prepared myself for that moment for quite a while and when it happened……….oh! when it happened………all i could hear was buzzing in my head!
BUGGER! Turn the volume down.
Yes i have just returned from my first ever metal detecting trip…….and boy, did it live up to expectations?
Well, errr…. no to be honest, but then again i wasnt really expecting a great deal considering i was in an area where i see detectorists on a regular basis.
I found 2 old beer cans………i can see your jealous already……. some tinfoil………..and wait for it….no, wait for it…..a bloody great lump of pig-iron!
Well at least it proves my MD works.
But alas no Spanish Galleon gold, no Anglo Saxon settlement, and no frigging idea how long i was out there!
Nuff said!
Rod said,
April 11, 2010 @ 7:37 pm
HH,
my first trip was a roaring success though the odds were slightly stacked in my favour
You never know what you’ll find - best of luck
Cheers
Rod
Jody said,
June 6, 2010 @ 11:59 am
I have permission for detecting on a farm in Tetney should anyone be interested in joining me, Im new to detecting and have a very keen interest in local history. (although at this time I admit, I know very little)
I find this site very helpful/informative Rod, its great.
Jody
Rod said,
June 6, 2010 @ 1:42 pm
Jody,
thanks for the comment and welcome to the site - hope you’ll return.
That sounds like great news for you, we’re lucky in having a resident expert, if he’ll excuse the phrase, here on the site - Chris Keyworth - he knows a little bit about metal detecting I suspect one of the things he may mention would be the importance of recording finds properly.
Pleased also that you’ve enjoyed the site and thanks for the kind words Jody, really appreciated.
Hope to hear more from you and your finds
All the best
Rod
jody said,
June 6, 2010 @ 3:50 pm
Its unploughed land which is used for grazing and is currently somewhat slightly overgrown, Its my friends fathers farm. Your more than welcome to accompany me as long as I can pick your brains and learn some detecting techniques from you. I have a new Etrac and am currently enjoying a rather steep learning curve.
Bryan Coulter said,
June 16, 2010 @ 10:56 pm
On my first day metal detecting in the California gold fields I kept getting fals signals unless I held the machine about four feet in front of me. NEVER go metal detecting wearing your steel toed safety shoes!
Rod said,
June 17, 2010 @ 8:03 am
Bryan,
thanks for the comment and welcome to the site.
I think I can say with confidence . . .. you’re not the first to have done that.
All the best
Rod
sambo said,
August 6, 2010 @ 2:03 pm
Hi every one im from lincoln i have loads of land to go on but need guidance to see if im looking in the right places realy if anys ones intrested please mail me sam_crawshaw2007@hotmail.co.uk. im based in washingborough and time team was on my door step about 3 years ago but i seem to think im looking on the wronge fields as iv been told alot of it was fen land and marsh land?
im intrested in meet new people and hope to hear from some one soon i use a treasure hunter vision pro xj9
Rod said,
August 6, 2010 @ 7:22 pm
Hi Sam,
thanks for the comment and welcome to the site.
Best of luck with the metal detecting and please do return and let us know what you find
All the best
Rod
chris keyworth said,
August 7, 2010 @ 1:22 pm
sam marsh land is easy as you always get humps and bumps if you get a good map O/S Explorer 272 this will help you as the witham vally is packed with roman and medieval history if you give me some idea of where exactly you are looking eg exact grids i can elaberate more but a good tip to follow if you are detecting on lowland areas is to look for a slight raise in ground levels, lay on the ground and see if you can see any humps and bumps and then head for them
regards
chris
chris keyworth said,
August 7, 2010 @ 1:36 pm
jody
sorry i missed your post before ive just read through, some land is better than non your machine is more than capable of some really good finds, i personaly think that grassland is a waist of time but saying that you live in a massivly historic area The land of the Giants, is poss seek ploughed land as this will yeild some real results and as you are on the lowlands follow my advice to sam above as this will help you too.
regards
chris
sambo said,
August 9, 2010 @ 2:04 pm
Hi Kris and Rod,
Well im in washingborough next to 5 MILE LANE LN4 1AE i will get the name of the track i go down as iv got around 600 acres down there.
I wud like some one to come with me as well if anys ones local share and share alike also to meet people who enjoy this as much as me but i carnt seem to find any one in my area.
Iv been looking on google to see what finds there are in my area but its a pain as i carnt seem to find any thing?
I’m going past there to nite as i go shooting down there as well so i will get you the lane name if that helps kris also what is this (O/S Explorer 272) is it an old map?
Victoria said,
August 9, 2010 @ 3:33 pm
Sort of off subject - Chris Keyworth - I knew someone of that name worked in elections up there?
chris keyworth said,
August 9, 2010 @ 4:51 pm
hi Victoria its a good name but sadly a different person i couldnt work in an office even if i tryed lol..
regards
chris
chris keyworth said,
August 9, 2010 @ 4:52 pm
hi sam its a modern ordanance survey map yes get me the name of he lane i can wrk from that
regards
chris
sambo said,
August 12, 2010 @ 12:29 pm
Hi Chris,
Rite the lanes called MIDDLE FEN LANE thats just off the bardney road from washingborough to bardney.
I was down there yeasterday and found a spear head thing and also a very worn 1878 coin i can only make the date out and a few letters.
Regards
sam
History Hunter said,
August 12, 2010 @ 3:55 pm
That is an impressive amount of land. Just looking on GE using the historical imaging, there are some interesting areas showing up, more towards the far end of Middle Fen Lane on the right hand side before the bend.
Chris Keyworth said,
August 12, 2010 @ 7:08 pm
Sam well what i can tell you is you wont find any roman on the fen side of bardney road, five mile lane is Medieval, middle fen lane looks to low but there is a higher area of ocupation around slate house farm but the best advice i can give looking at the map is to stay close to bardney rd then you have a fighting chance of hitting some medieval and possibly roman, car dyke is an ancient dyke so its worth searching the banks and fields around there, all the marks in the fields on google earth look to be geological but there worth checking out let me know how you get on
regards
chris
sambo said,
August 13, 2010 @ 12:24 pm
Hi Cris
What can i say thanxs for looking into that for me. iv been on the field rite next to slate house farm and the pig unit, iv found a very worn 1878 coin any clues? also how can i get my hands on this map you use as it sounds very intresting.
cheers
mate
chris keyworth said,
August 13, 2010 @ 1:13 pm
Sam Measure the size of the coin in millimeters and let me know the diameter and thickness, the map is readyly available to buy off the shelf at most good book shops or online there about 7 pounds to buy
regards
chris
Mick Deakin said,
August 14, 2010 @ 10:08 pm
This thread has got me hooked !
I have a Garrett Ace which I have not used since October last year. My dad has a Minelab Explorer and he is a regular detectorist. He has permission to on lots of land in the areas surrounding his village. Unfortunately, the landscape North of Chesterfield is relatively sterile regarding Roman finds or anything such like. Soil conditions coupled with land disturbance due to mining are a massive hinderance and the oldest bit of ‘treasure’ my dad found was a 1708 Queen Anne silver shilling which is in good condition.
Its still good fun though whenever I can get out with him and we sometimes get a decent haul. Several years ago he obtained permission to go on a small piece of land - (probably an acre at most) behind a derelict building that used to be a pub. After a short while we hit on a hot spot that yielded over 40 coins (none later than 1937) as well as half a dozen old die cast toy cars and a blue enamel badge and other unidentified bits and pieces. Strangely though, the excavated areas formed almost a complete circle of approximately 10 feet in diameter.
A week or so later my dad rang me to tell me he had spoken with one of the old boys in the village who,s family used to own the pub. It turns out that the piece of land behind the pub was a fairground site back in the years before WW2 !
Rod said,
August 15, 2010 @ 8:12 am
Mick,
I’m currently thinking of getting metal detector myself - not for treasure hunting as it were but for trying to understand what happened somewhere, proving settlement and the like.
My only concern is buying one using it in the spot I have in mind then not being able to use it again.
It’s certainly great to hear what others are finding - I hope more people will share it with us
All the best
Rod
Chris Keyworth said,
August 15, 2010 @ 10:13 am
no danger of you not using it again rod you know i have plenty of land to go on
regards
chris
Rod said,
August 15, 2010 @ 10:56 am
Chris,
are we sure about that as that comment could cost me quite a bit of money
Best
Rod - who is now going to eat an obscene amount of food
sambo said,
September 6, 2010 @ 2:46 pm
hey guys i dont know what to do i want to buy a better detector but my max budgit is around £200 i dont want digital as i had one before an soon as you get in long ish grass it goes off its head maby it was just my machine ? so was thinkin c-scope, tesoro, or garrett.
i fancey eitha a c-scope cs3mx,garrett ace 250 or a tesoro laser B1 any one with any gud advice to be given hear and whats the best machine thanxs
chris keyworth said,
September 6, 2010 @ 3:06 pm
Sam
I would always go for a Tesoro or Laser as they are easy to operate and reasonably priced but i think the prob with you getting false signals in grass is purely down to you knocking the detecting head on the clods of grass, if you take it onto a ploughed and leveled land you would see a big difference..
regards
chris
Rod said,
September 9, 2010 @ 7:25 pm
Iron Age Razor:
This stunning artefact was found by Chris Keyworth - I’m as jealous a jealous can be !
Hopefully Chris can expand a little
Best
Rod
History Hunter said,
September 9, 2010 @ 7:40 pm
Chris, what do you reckon to the Seben Deep Target or Seben Extreme Power detectors? Have heard good things about them, but dont panic, i have been looking at Laser ones too
chris keyworth said,
September 9, 2010 @ 7:47 pm
i had one for about a month and got rid of it couldnt fatherm the signals out very much like a fisher i didnt get on with them either
regards
chris
Mick Deakin said,
September 9, 2010 @ 7:56 pm
Chris/Rod
That is a beautiful and intricate piece of history and one that I also would dearly love to find. The thin end is delicately notched - I wonder what purpose this served, or is it purely decorative.
Thank you so much for sharing this with us.
Mick
chris keyworth said,
September 9, 2010 @ 8:05 pm
without going into specific details as to where this was found lets say very local, this item was purchased by a museum in london in its raw state it was very crusty when it was found and spent alot of time in the conservation labs being cleaned up and now sits in the BM it was on display for along time but i think now it is locked in a dark store room which is a shame Rod ive already mentioned to you where this one was found but i will tell you again when i next see you.. it is just over 2000 years old and made of bronze the whole thing is aprox 7inches in hight..
regards chris
chris keyworth said,
September 9, 2010 @ 8:07 pm
its an early multi tool mick the thin end is a finger nail pick
Rod said,
September 10, 2010 @ 7:17 am
Chris,
I remembr you telling me, interestingly I didn’t picture it remotely as it is.
It’s a fabulous thing
Best
Rod
Rod said,
September 20, 2010 @ 8:17 pm
Happy Update
What a day I’ve had today - so busy and late back I’ve run out of time so here’s a taster.
My New Metal Detector, Spade and Something on it !!!!
Yes folks it was my first trip with my own detector and what a fabulous day, the weather held and I found something, more of which soon, I’m grinning like a Cheshire Cat here, actually I’m grinning like a Lincolnshire Cat
My thanks go to Chris who not only got me onto the land but also showed me the ropes
I shall be toasting a great day with a glass or two of claret shortly !
Thanks again to everybody who made today possible
Happily yours
Rod
Toni said,
September 21, 2010 @ 8:55 pm
Hello, I’ve read all your comments with interest. I fancy a bash at this, and I have got my hands on a metal detecter, though think it could be a decade and a half old, but in perfect working condition.
I am based in Grimsby and would greatly appreciate any suggestions of where to search
Kind regards Toni
Rod said,
September 22, 2010 @ 8:08 am
Toni,
thanks for the comment and welcome to the site - hope you’ll return.
Having somewhere to go is the problem I’m afraid.
I have nowhere to go myself, I’d be out today if I could but you need contacts with land owners - what you saw above was thanks entirely to Chris.
It’s getting established that I see as the problem - I’d happily be searching today but I can’t.
That’s the only downside - the frustration of not being able to go and that of now looking at every place on the map and thinking - I wish I could . . .
Best of luck with it Toni and if you get anywhere to go do let us know how you get on
All the best
Rod
Old Woman from the North said,
October 5, 2010 @ 9:29 pm
Rod, read that you need 10 people to start up a new Grimsby Metal Detectors Club - I would consider joining it. Firstly, I live in Doncaster, but travel to GY quite frequently, sister lives there. Ancestors lived around Louth. Visited Bully Hill Mound - marvellous! - up to 2,500 years old, and I think I got some pottery from the field. BUT, I am old, and my back is a bit dodgy - wonder if a metal detector would be too heavy for me? Also, how do I find out who owns the fields I want to explore? Hope I get some feedback. Old Woman from t’North
Rod said,
October 6, 2010 @ 8:56 am
OWftN,
thanks for the comment and welcome to the site.
Chris is really the man who has this on his radar - he has the contacts to make such a thing possible but will need to look into all the logistics of it.
Rest assured if anything goes ahead there will be an announcement on this site - so fo keep checking back.
You’ll certainly know you’ve ‘done it’ but as with all things perhaps it’s a case of degrees and just not over doing it.
Land is the biggest problem - I suspect with contacts or friends in the land owning community it’s all but impossible.
All the best
Rod
Old Woman from the North said,
October 6, 2010 @ 1:09 pm
Thanks for speedy reply. Husband will be going out with me so can help. Any detector fans have recommendations for a lighter weight detector which doesn’t sacrifice weight for efficiency? and is there a Land Register which I can look at which lists owners? An ancestor of mine bought the land which is now Cadwell Park - now that would have been useful! Old Woman from t’North
chris keyworth said,
October 6, 2010 @ 1:37 pm
OWFTN
forget the land registry it dosnt work the way forward is recomendations, if you know a farmer then you detect on there land and they will soon recomend you to there neighbours, i get new land this way on a regular basis, i have one to follow up on today 1500 acres, as to a club yes there is a very real possibility that i will be setting yet another club up, 10 members to start with is easy but there will have to be a limit to numbers and we will be working on recomendations of members for new members this way we only get the people interested in history and not in making money. i set the grimsby club up years ago and that has gone from strength to strength so there is no reason why this club will not do the same….
regards
chris
History Hunter said,
October 6, 2010 @ 3:02 pm
Count me in with my crappy little detector. But then again it worked excellently last week when i did an area 2000 foot long by 4 foot wide and found more old pieces of farm machinery than i thought possible in such a ’small’ area. I was just happy to find something….anything, but nothing of any interest or value.
At least i know it works.
Old Woman from the North said,
October 6, 2010 @ 8:34 pm
Not interested in it for monetary gain - hence my delight at visiting Bully Hill mound -it’s just the idea of being around such ancient history. Thanks for advice on my query re. Land Registry. Old Woman from t’North
Rod said,
October 15, 2010 @ 7:57 pm
Fabulous day out today.
Found a nice buckle, 2 musket balls and a rather nice brooch which was find of the day for me, all of which will hit the site soon.
Meanwhile here’s Chris’ find of the day
Medieval Coin ~ An Edward I new coinage 1279ad, London Mint
Tremendous stuff and a fabulous day
Regards
Rod
chris keyworth said,
October 16, 2010 @ 4:30 pm
the more i look at my three small medieval horse shoes the more i am liking them i will revise my thought and can now say with confidence my best finds of the day was those thre horse shoes, two of them are identical and now doubt came off the same horse or pony as they are worn over on the same sides the horse/ pony was probably a little lame..
regards
chris
Rod said,
October 16, 2010 @ 4:32 pm
Chris,
I’ve yet to clean the one I found up - there could well be 3/4 of a set !
It’s easy to say Medieval Horseshoe but it’s really quite a thing when you stop and think about it
A great day
Best
Rod
chris keyworth said,
October 21, 2010 @ 8:11 am
Yesterday
me and a friend managed to find conclusive proof of a Viking Presence not 2 miles from the Suspected battle site at Burnham. Perhaps Rod will post the Photo of the coin up here as it will make an interesting topic on here as ive suspected this site to be an inland port for some time now and this unique find goes some way to help prove this Theory.
Regards
Chris
Kate said,
October 21, 2010 @ 8:13 am
Chris,
I tried to write a post this morning about the very same thing (and forgot to copy it so lost it, duh!
). Sadly not everything from the Anglo Saxon and Viking periods gets reported to PAS or any other of the databases available, but is perhaps instead sold off to dealers, thus losing a highly valuable resource that not only respected archaeologists such as Kevin can and do use regularly in their work, but that you and I can use for our research and studies too. 
There have always been far fewer finds from these periods overall compared to the mass of Roman and Medieval finds that are made. We also only know of reported artefacts from the areas that have been detected upon or field-walked, so there are possibly many other as yet undiscovered finds that may remain so.
The most common Viking/Anglo-Scandinavian finds I’ve seen in the Lindsey area in the last three or four years area are usually stirrup mounts, followed by strap ends. The highest density of finds from this period comes from the E & NE Yorks area. There are also concurrent Anglo Saxon finds made in these areas.
The finds are mostly concentrated around the Humber banks and the Danelaw settlements (usually along or close to rivers), quite a few from Bonby (not far from Brumby) and a few from Barton with others at Risby-cum-Roxby, Appleby, and a couple of other villages such as Scawby. Some of the artefacts are associated with female use and thus either may mean intermarriage with the local population or women coming over to settle; it seems that assimilation happened quite quickly in our area and even though it’s believed that Norse continued to be spoken (besides place names, several Lincs dialect words are of Norse origin) it may well have been spoken alongside or interchangeable with Anglo Saxon up until the Norman invasion and beyond. I have also read that some late AS period settlements are quite hard to tell from Viking ones; it is common to have place names with an AS stem and a Norse suffix as I think has already been said here.
Dr (he told me off once for calling him Mr!
) Leahy’s Book, “The Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Lindsey”, has some very interesting things to say about the period of the Viking invasions and Danelaw settlements, including the uses of “burh” and “burgh” place name endings.
On the topic of Danelaw settlements around rivers, their shallow draft hulled ships not only made for fast sea travel. but would probably have been suitable for river passage to get inland easily; there is also a possibility that when not used as warships, the ships would have been used for trade and transportation. I’ve always found it interesting that nany of our words for the parts of boats come from Anglo Saxon and Old Norse.
Viking coinage is very rare, with only a few examples found locally; there have been more hacksilver finds, both in ingot and jewellery form: barter being more common and more suitable in the rather war-torn environment of the period.
On the PAS database you have http://***.finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/250030 (*=w)
- as this means a far better picture can be put together of a location’s past). The photo shows the correct orientation for these coins with the cross-shaped mint mark at the top of each side – I’ll write more about artefact photography as soon as I can in the appropriate post as I have some experience in this field. From the Iron Age until the Post Medieval period, coinage was rarely struck so that the faces matched up as modern coins do.
“A silver penny of the St Eadmond Coinage, struck by Danish settlers … circa AD 895 – 910” Found at Bonby (this will probably be within the parish rather than the village, not all finders will accurately get the grid ref or GPS coordinates of their finds - those that do are to be highly praised - you know who you are!
Best wishes,
Kate
chris keyworth said,
October 21, 2010 @ 8:15 am
kate
thanks for that i did search pas but found no similar coins that one is the nearest we have got so far im sure Kevin will get back to me tommorow with a verdict the coin wasnt actualy found in the field but next to it in the water of the stream but it couldnt have traveled far ive had roman nail cleaners in the stream and also an anglosaxon wrist clasp if rod passes you my email address i will give you exact coordinates on a map or GPS coordinates which ever is best for you, but i guarentee you will find the grids very interesting GE shows some interesting crop marks some are natural but others look man made.
the whole area is packed with interesting historical features,
you are right with your evaluation of the coin we got that far just looking at the coin.
regards
chris
Kate said,
October 21, 2010 @ 8:16 am
Hi Chris,
glad to be of some help Searching the PAS database can be a bit of a nightmare; I’ve been advised that it’s better to register and sign in to do a search - I think I went onto the numismatic search and selected “Early Medieval” coins found in “Yorks & Humberside” and then did a couple of others once I realised the word “ebor…” was eboracum (York) and that was the place of mint. I don’t think my spelling in my previous post is correct for “ebor….”, but Kevin will know
Once you’ve registered you also can record your own finds on the database too if you can accurately ID and describe your finds (I have a copy of a document issued by PAS with the ‘proper’ terminology that should be used for describing artefacts that I can send you if you want? I shall have to scan it and send as a pdf or I can print & post a copy, let me know by e-mail). Put in as much info as possible, a photo with an accurate scale, and measure with vernier callipers rather than a ruler. Kevin might record it for you this time. Add at least a 6 figure grid ref (10 is better!) if you can for the findspot and so on, it will not show it all to the general public (usually findspots and finder names get restricted), but will do so to the professionals and advanced users who use the system so they can make a proper study.
Interesting selection of finds too, I bet you’ll come up with some flints one day and take the record right back to the Neolithic or earlier! Will you find out from Kevin if he thinks the finds you’ve made are habitation related or from farming? Maybe farmworkers losing items or nightsoil being used on fields washing into the stream, etc? Once he’s on the database he’ll be able to locate other finds there and in the close vicinity, if there have been any. He’s the top man in this field so you couldn’t be seeing a better person!
I’ll wait your e-mail and I still owe you one about the research group too
Best wishes,
Kate
chris keyworth said,
October 21, 2010 @ 8:17 am
if you use this email kate as its not my regular one but i will reply of my other hotmail account so you get the proper email address lwrt@hotmail.co.uk
regards
chris
Kate said,
October 22, 2010 @ 1:47 pm
Hi Chris,
have done so
Best wishes,
Kate
Chris Keyworth said,
October 22, 2010 @ 7:12 pm
Dr Kevin Leahy, Said
I have just heard from John whose response you will see below. He has confirmed what I found when I looked this coin up in North last night but, like you I was unsure of how much variation was permissible on these coins. It looks like your find falls withing the accepted range.
Needless to say I would very much like to add this coin to the PAS database. Your images are excellent and all that I need is its weight, diameter and the findspot. I know that you described where it was found to me but could you let me have a grid reference of perhaps you could give me a call so that I could talk it through with a map in front of me.
A great find: we are very short of Viking coins in Lincolnshire. What we want next is a St Martin of LIncoln coin!
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Dr Jon Naylor, National Finds Advisor for Medieval and Post-Medieval Coinage
Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology, has just sent this through for the Above coin Find
looks like a phase II St peter of York type (North 553), c. 910-20.
Obv. SCIPET/R (blundered version of SCI PETRIMO)
Rev. EBORACI
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William MacKay FSA, Spink UK. said.
This is a coin of the Northumbrian Viking coin dating from c. 905-910 and is what is known as a St. Peter Swordless type Penny. See S.1006. These occur often with various symbols in the fields. It’s quite a rare.
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needless to say all the details have been passed on to kevin now so this coin will soon be on the PAS database
regards
chris
chris keyworth said,
October 25, 2010 @ 7:34 pm
jody
get in tough so we can arrange somthing for you please
regards
chris
Rob Charlton said,
October 31, 2010 @ 10:56 am
Hi Rod, I noticed in one of your comments you might be interested in setting up another club, if you could get 10 people. Well i was a member of the Grimsby club but moved away for awhile, like you said there is a waiting list now. I would love to join a club and would help in whatever way I could. I have always loved history and have done a couple of archaeology courses online just for interest. Go for it mate and count me in!
Rod said,
October 31, 2010 @ 11:16 am
Hi Rob,
thanks for the comment and welcome to the site - great to hear of your interest.
If you wanted to get in touch with Chris Keyworth via email to discuss it he’s the man to talk to
His email address is lwrt@hotmail.co.uk
It’s about all aspects of history Rob so it may be just your thing - drop Chris a line and hope to hear more from you in the future
All the best
Rod
chris keyworth said,
October 31, 2010 @ 12:58 pm
cheers Rob and Rod
i vaigly remember you from the Grimsby club it was me and Norm from what was Tandys that set the club up originaly this new club will be a tad more diverse than that though as we are trying to attract a good cross section of people with different skills
regards
chris
Ritchie said,
January 7, 2011 @ 8:03 pm
Hi all just found this site and find it very interesting.I’ve been detecting on and off for a couple of years so still a bit of a novice . I’m probably in the same boat as other folk who just need some land to go detecting on I live in sheffield now as i’ve moved across the pennines if anyone here needs a tecting buddy give us a shout distance no object.
by the way i am passionate about our history and culture after all the folk who left all this stuff behind are our ancestors!
Rod said,
January 8, 2011 @ 9:31 am
Ritchie,
thanks for the comment and welcome to the site - hope you return and continue to find it of some interest.
All the best
Rod
jygco said,
January 24, 2011 @ 7:29 pm
hi, I have been reading all your post and they are very entertaining. I too am a novice to metal detecting and looking for places to treasure hunt in like many of other detectorist. I live in El Paso, Tx. and I have heard many stories related to a certain mountain my the name of Franklin mountains. There is a story of a lost Padre mine, The Aztec caves where supposedly the aztecs brought a large amount of gold item as a ransom for Montezuma their king to name a few. Do you know anything about this mountain? Who should I ask for permission? I read once that in 1959 the El Paso chamber of commerce sent out a notice to all who were interested in looking for buried treasure up in the mountains. I hope that you can give me some answers.
best regards,
jygco
Rod said,
January 24, 2011 @ 7:31 pm
jygco,
thanks for the comment and welcome to the site, I’m afraid El Paso is a long way from Lincolnshire so there’s nothing I can tell you of any use I’m afraid.
Ownership of the land shold be easy to ascertain locally though - that will then reveal who to ask for permission.
Best of luck from across the pond
Rod
History Hunter said,
January 24, 2011 @ 10:23 pm
El Paso? Foreign language AND foreign country. Careful your head doesnt explode Rod ……… all this talk of non-Lincolnshire ‘things’ could send you doolally!
Kate said,
January 25, 2011 @ 12:23 pm
Jygco,
In the USA, metal detecting and “treasure hunting” falls both within the jurisdiction of Federal laws (e.g. ARPA, National Historic Preservation Act and others) and of State laws. These laws do not mention metal detecting per se, but are used to apply to that activity in a prosecution. There are quite a few websites that will give you an insight into these laws and also what other laws and statutes may apply to the particular county and city area you live in - I found several sites that might be of use simply by googling “metal detecting laws by state” and “metal detecting laws Texas”.
In many areas it’s even an offense to pick up an item from where you found it - not to mention remove it - so that old 1900 coin, Native American arrowhead, bit (sherd) of pottery or even bit of rock you might find lying on the ground (in a stream, under a tree root, etc, etc), is out of bounds. The best advise is don’t do anything until you have checked these laws out thoroughly or you risk violating them - the penalty is anything from a hefty fine to imprisonment and either way you will have expensive fees to pay your attorney and a criminal record. Ignorance of the law is NOT an excuse.
There may be a metal detecting club in or around your city or county area and these are well worth joining for novice detectors, as the members will not only know the laws, but will have lots of useful advise to give to get you started. The best detectorists are responsible detectorists - they know the law, do everything legally, report finds and choose their areas with plenty of proper research first.
Kate
(yes, I have used some US spellings and terms where appropriate before the UK grammar & spelling police come after me!)
Ritchie said,
February 11, 2011 @ 3:54 pm
HI Chris/Rod
I tried mailing Sambo to see about detecting with him over at Washingborough but to no avail . If the offers are still there to go detecting with Sambo or Jody I’d be very interested my email is potter590@btinternet.com
Regards
Ritchie
Chris Keyworth said,
February 11, 2011 @ 8:18 pm
bare with them ritchie they will get your message i think people check this site more than they do there emails lol
regards
chris..
gareth said,
February 17, 2011 @ 11:09 pm
Hi all i’ve just found this site and have read these postings with interest, i’m very keen on history and have recently started doing a part time degree in archaeology at hull uni. Being a grimsby boy, i’m particularly interested in the history of lincolnshire especially the saxon and viking periods I’ve never done any metal detecting but would love to be involved in a club, even if i just got some experience with field walking and recording finds
cheers, gareth.
Rod said,
February 18, 2011 @ 8:33 am
Gareth,
thanks for taking the time to comment and welcome to the site - hope you’ll return as there’s tons of locla history on the site already and plenty more to come.
Kind regards
Rod
R Fer Daley said,
February 26, 2011 @ 8:46 pm
Just started metal detecting again after a long break 4 years.
Live in Louth but no land to detect
any body got any land and wants a buddy ??
Rob Charlton said,
April 30, 2011 @ 7:58 pm
Looking for an metal detecting buddy, grimsby, caistor, louth area? I have been detecting for a few years now. Was a member of the Grimsby club but left the area, they now have a waiting list! lol Interested in History and Archeaology and particularly Roman and English Civil War. Have transport. Member of F.I.D.
Rod said,
May 1, 2011 @ 8:13 am
Hi Rob,
welcome back - I’m in the same boat I’m afraid
Best of luck with it Rob
Cheers
Rod
Rod said,
May 10, 2011 @ 8:56 am
Mystery Artifact Update:
This very intersting item was found by Chris Keyworth and very kindly donated to the site.
It appears to be the helmeted head of a knight . . . is it ? if not what is it and what is it for ?
??
Chris Keyworth said,
May 10, 2011 @ 10:35 am
Photo representation is excellent Rod, This came of a Romano British site with a heavy Scatter of Medieval Finds associated with an ancient track way and some Monastic connections..
Regards
Chris…
Mick Deakin said,
May 10, 2011 @ 6:13 pm
Rod,
You know, my infamously weird perception tells me this might be a phallic symbol !
Mick
Rod said,
May 10, 2011 @ 7:13 pm
Chris/Mick,
thanks Chris pleased the depiction is up to scratch.
Mick, it would be fantastic if so, I wondered if you could be a game piece, chess piece ??
It appears to be free standing
I’d love to know exactly what it is and what date it is
Best
Rod
Scholey1983 said,
August 6, 2011 @ 7:26 pm
Hi I’ve just purchased a ms off eBay and I’m very excited for it to come as since being a little kid I’ve been interested in archeology i live in cleethorpes and was just wondering if anyone has anywhere I can go to detect cos I haven’t got a clue also the md I’ve bought is a Viking vk10 is this a good detector? Thanks Mark
Rod said,
August 6, 2011 @ 7:49 pm
Scholey,
thanks for the comment and welcome to the site.
Finding somewhere to detect is difficult to say the least - unless you know any landowners well then I fear you may be disappointed.
My metal detector has been gathering dust for about a year now - I would advise anybody getting into it to get guaranteed permission in person from a landowner to detect on their land before buying a MD.
Hope you do get somewhere to go Scholey and best of luck
All the best
Rod
Chris Keyworth said,
August 6, 2011 @ 8:05 pm
Firstly yes its a good starting Machine i actualy started with a Viking 7m and incidentaly it found my hoard for me so YES its a good machine, to get used to your machine i would say use the local beach, its best to go in the evening, you will find some pocket money in the process and also you are bound to bump into someone who shares the same interest get talking to them and you could end up getting some land to detect on. you can email me direct if you have any questions or need help setting it up my email is cjkeyworth@hotmail.co.uk
Rod the time is a coming for you to blow away the cobwebs im waiting on crops in particular sugar beat and corn then we will be out again.
regards
chris..
Scholey1983 said,
August 6, 2011 @ 8:06 pm
Hi rod thanks for the fast reply I’m scouring the Internet as we speak to try and find clubs and possible places if I do come across anywhere I’ll ask the land owner first do you need permission off anybody to detect on the beach? Regards mark
scholey1983 said,
August 6, 2011 @ 8:39 pm
hi chris we must have both sent msgs at the same time then as ive only just seen yours..im glad that it will be a good starting machine as it was quite cheap and managed to win the auction for £59 im defo gonna hit the beach as soon as it arrives im itching to get started
n hopefully meet like minded people aswell. thanks ill take a note of your email address incase i get stuck with anything other than the detector and shovel is there any other things that you need to take with you?
regards mark
Chris Keyworth said,
August 6, 2011 @ 9:01 pm
you need to have alot of patience thats the best advice i can give you dont expect to get somthing everytime you go out oh and stay off the wet sand as your machine is not a Pulse induction Machine it will make it act irratic. dig every target at first until you get to know your signals then gradualy increase your discrimination to no more than 5 otherwise you will loose good targets.. get some good headphones as this will make a big difference cheap ones are ok but they dont tend to have processors in them and you will loose certain tones which means you loose signal definition…
regards
chris….
Chris Keyworth said,
August 6, 2011 @ 9:03 pm
for the beach you are better off having a word with buster at the beach saftey station,
regards
chris
scholey1983 said,
August 9, 2011 @ 7:45 pm
well it arrived today and im already hooked lol ive tried it out in the back garden and my first signal was what looks to be a silver st christopher pendent no chain tho lol also dug up a 1p,2p some iron and an old battery cant wait to get out with it on the weekend gonna see buster and hit the beach see what goodies i can find
History Hunter said,
August 10, 2011 @ 12:09 am
Scholey, you may want to visit this website before doing anything on the beach.
h##p://www.thecrownestate.co.uk/metal-detecting
Fill in details for a free permit and your back is covered.
Have fun
Chris Keyworth said,
August 10, 2011 @ 1:30 am
thats only aplicable to the wet sand area of the beach tony the dry sand is at the descretion of the local authority hence why i said speak to buster. good to read up on it though cover all bases…
regards
chris….
R Fer Daley said,
August 26, 2011 @ 9:56 am
Useing a powermax lasser
At last got some land to detect at Langton by wragby.
Long lost relative i was told about.
Expectations were high as the land was newly ploughed and close to LiNCOLN
4 HOURS LATER
Loads of nails and scrap but No artefacts or coins
so disappointed puts me off going again on this site.
move on and find another site
Chris Keyworth said,
August 26, 2011 @ 10:47 am
you shouldnt really be finding loads of nails with a B3, Discrim should be 3 sensitivity just below the red, Audio Threshold should Be just Audiable in your headphones, only dig clear and solid targets. dont be put off the ground is very dry and it makes a big diffrence to the depth and signal strength, really the wetter the ground the better.
Regards
Chris
R Fer Daley said,
August 29, 2011 @ 10:26 pm
Thanks for advice Chris
tried all soughts but to no avail
just could not believe never found anything
Chris Keyworth said,
August 30, 2011 @ 1:55 am
what coil is on the machine if its a 2d coil rather than a concentric coil this could be the problem failing that send it to dave at Pentechnic to be re calibrated i have a manual here for a b3 powermax you can have if it will help you but i would say Dave will be your best bet, saying that though the ground conditions have been rubish recently so it could just be that..
Regards
Chris…
R Fer Daley said,
September 2, 2011 @ 8:40 am
coil on the powermax is the original elliptical shape
i do find thinhs with it but tend to dig most noises concerned of leaving a noise which could be good
thinking of swapping or part exchanging to a minelab but unsure what model to buy
would like manual if you do not want it. thanks
address via e-mail
glennhallam@hotmail.com
Chris Keyworth said,
September 2, 2011 @ 12:59 pm
if you can get one Glenn the best Laser Machine is the original B3 i would swap my machine outright for one they are very hard to find these days the b3s as a rule are fairly accurate with there discrimination so if its a clear target dig it if it sounds a bit fuzzy then leave it another good tip is to move the soil over the target with your foot before you dig it this can improve the signal response quite alot giving a definate yes or no signal… if your machine is over 5 years old which i susspect it is then get it recalibrated and it should work even better…
regards
chris
R Fer Daley said,
September 2, 2011 @ 6:13 pm
what does recalibration do and roughly what is the cost ?
or would it be better to part exchange mine for something different
Scholey1983 said,
September 6, 2011 @ 3:31 pm
Does anyone know of any land round cleethorpes and Grimsby I could possibly detect on as I’ve only been on the beach so far. I’ve upgraded from my Viking as I didn’t know how to read the signals but now I’ve got a garret ace 250 I’ve started finding things other than foil and ring pulls lol found 3 halo penny’s today within 10 mins 1908,1921 and 1945.
R FER DALEY said,
October 3, 2011 @ 4:45 pm
Hiya detector buffs
looking for a minelab explorer xs s 11
if you got one in excellent condition and working order let me know
Chris Keyworth said,
October 3, 2011 @ 6:05 pm
would not get rid of my minelab for any price, its a good choice.. Try eBay..
regards
chris…
R FER DALEY said,
October 3, 2011 @ 10:06 pm
one has just been listed but has faults
thanks anyway
Chris Keyworth said,
October 4, 2011 @ 12:17 am
dont go there then its expensive to get them fixed keep your eys on them on there though the top of the range ones go pretty chap there was an e-trac that went for £720 which is just over half price it was only a month old people by them and dont understand them so there is normaly a couple a week..
Regards
Chris…
R FER DALEY said,
October 10, 2011 @ 4:57 pm
just got myself a minelab exporer xs
so hopefully be cooking with gas next time out
CHRIS will not need that book you said you had for the tesoro power max 11 found mine
but detector is sold and replaced as above thanks for that
R FER DALEY said,
October 10, 2011 @ 5:07 pm
have some land down hoop lane to detect at langton by wragby
does chris or rod know any history of the area ?/
rich said,
October 14, 2011 @ 12:24 am
hello every one im new to the world of metal detecting and would love to find a buddy in the grimsby area or even details for a local club im 26 and very keen on the hobby av been a member of a forum for a month and learning every day also had some good finds with my garrett ace 150 and my pin pointer that helps me out alot:) found couple of buckles one im told is medieval and 2 old buttons an old iron age nail 9ct gold ring this is a link to picture for any one who would like to see couple of my finds http://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/ee472/uklad5/metaldetectorfinds.jpg also av alot other finds what not ad chace to take pictures of yet still not found a really old coin yet tho oldest is a three pence 1944 i carnt wait to get out detecting again nxt just need to get myself some permisson on land in the grimsby erea then i will be out searching as much as i can:)
lucky jim said,
December 29, 2011 @ 1:59 pm
I have been metal detecting for 35 years and would like to say to every one out there keep trying and things will come.Remember its how many hours you put in that counts.(Tips) if you go on a field and you are getting lots of finds which are no more than 200 years old move on and try some where else if you are looking for something older(.Let me try to explain, ) I prefer to go fields where there are very few signals as i am looking for casual losses so i am not digging stuff that has been dumped as night soil.why waste time digging 100 buttons lead and crap when you can put more effort into the casual losses.I can walk for 20- 30 minutes before i get a signal thats when i get a buzz.Let me put it another way, you have a field of one acre and there is not one signal on it so i wll put 1000 buttons on it and one gold coin on it. I think if you had a50/50 chance you would take 5 days to get that coin at the rate of 100 digs a day, where as i have no digs i could get that coin !
in a day.
So when people say there are no signals on the field how wrong they are.My best find on a 60 acre field was a saxon gold cross(look on google at saxon gold cross).I have all so found a bronze age hoard, in lincoln museum. Well over 1000 hamered silver coins and 17 gold coins all found seperatly not hoards.I always detect on fields where signals are very few as i know i am looking for a loss not what some one has dumped.Try this and i am sure you will start finding older stuff
Chris Keyworth said,
December 29, 2011 @ 2:42 pm
hi jim
where as you make some good points i have to say that i dont agree with your advice about leaving busy sites, ive had good results from night soil sites and also bare fields metal detecting is not just about coins there are a miriad of artifacts out there all have equal importance, there was a time in my life that i did not value artifacts however thesedays i tend to like them more than i do coins, only last week i was on a field finding nothing with the detector but my eyes where active on the ground for the full four hours and i found two Tanged and barbed arrowheads (dont worry Rod Photo is Inbound) i am happy to take all the finds off a field be it lead or tin foil there all clues and you never know what you have got until you sit and go through it at home i do alot of roman sites often covered with lead objects ive found loads of curses over the year writen on lead and then rolled up, last year i found 45 kg of scrap lead which paid for all my batteries once it was melted into ingots and sold, there are people that detect and leave there scrap finds on the field this is counter productive and just means you find them next time you go on the field, my advice and the best advice is dismiss nothing, if in doubt dig it out, take it home and study it coins are not the be all and end all nice as they are to find there is more wonderful items out there its not all about profit, its about getting out in the fresh air… enjoy the hobby no mater where it takes you…
regards
chris
lucky jim said,
December 29, 2011 @ 6:59 pm
thanks chris
all i was trying to say was that your odds of finding older coins increases if you get away from modern trash ie night soil ect.I have several sites which have victorian and georgian night soil tip on them and i do get early coins but i can waste many hours trying to find them.I was only trying to help people to increase there chances of finding there first hamered but it can take time, and to say fields have nothing on them is rubbish as i beleive every field has coins on them.I have never been in a club so i do not know if club members really spend time helping others to under stand there machines.I was metal detecting on a field and a club was in the next field, across the hedge a lady ask have you found any thing i replyed not much just started.Cut a long story short this women had not found a hamered in 14 years i took her machine and set it up for her of she went and was back with in a hour with her first hamered.Mistakes people make is they go to fast there head is t!
o high there machines are not set up right all comon mistakes. I think clubs should teach it members how to set up there machines if they do not already.chris all i am trying to do is help people find more finds, i can not believe that i read so many people have never found a hamered.
Chris Keyworth said,
December 29, 2011 @ 7:26 pm
hi jim
many years ago i set the club up in grimsby with the view of helping others to detect it is a sad fact that they dont open there doors to new beginners as that is where the future lies, I for one take every opertunity to spread the knollage i will always explain in laymans terms how things work to anyone, Hammereds like yourself have never eluded me i seem to get one or two most trips Romans i can get trough 20 or thirty a trip i know what you are saying about the rubish on sites but i think you have to cut through it as the night siol is a recent thing and there is things beneath them ive had more rings than i could care to mention off night soiled fields i got three in one outing a few years ago, these day the new machines can cut through most of the rubish i tend to search in all metal so i dig plenty for the exra depth i gain, i am no longer a member of any clubs as i prefer to detect on my lonesum, i like the peice and quite it brings and i use it to wind down and gather my thoughts…
Regards
Chris…
lucky jim said,
December 30, 2011 @ 8:53 am
hi chris
i am also a one man band 90 percent of the time and love it, i do talk to other detectorist on the road side and help when i can. chris i hear what your saying
thanks for your time all the best and leave you in peace.
rich said,
January 3, 2012 @ 7:21 pm
really enjoy readying all ur tips guys for a new member myself only 27 year old its all really new to me i dnt av my own permisson yet but get out down the local beach or on any land available its always good to meet detectorist in the grimsby area and pick up tips along the way
Chris Keyworth said,
January 3, 2012 @ 7:55 pm
Hi Rich
Ive got some land in Habrough there is not much on it but its a good learning field as it has been night soiled in the past if you fancy a day out detecting with me on it give me a shout its a good field to get use to your detector on i cant guarentee you will find your forune but its a good one to learn on i am detecting it presently so i can get use to my new machine im not finding anything of age but it is helping me get use to the signals…
regards
chris…
rich said,
January 5, 2012 @ 6:06 pm
hi chris
that sounds really good as av been looking for some land to detect on and also would be nice to meet a fellow detectorist to learn from..as i dnt drive tho av got no transport so i would after look into getting the train as im sure it runs from grimsby to habrough..im only using a garrett ace 150 myself for a starter machine and so far oldest item av found is a medieval buckle so just to be out on some land with the chance of maby finding some thing good would be gr8:)
Chris Keyworth said,
January 5, 2012 @ 6:18 pm
drop me an email or add me on facebook and we will make arrangments
Regards
Chris
cjkeyworth at hotmail.co.uk
rich said,
February 8, 2012 @ 7:50 pm
hi chris sorry about the late reply av not been on line much thanks alot for ur offer but with me having no transport at all its going to be to hard for me to get from grimsby to Habrough was really good of u to offer and just shows what a gr8 hobby this is and the ppl enjoy it and always willing to offer others the help:) thanks again rich