Metal detecting and finds

[PinkFinal]

Fit for a king: true glory of 1,000-year-old cross buried in Scottish field is revealed at last

Part of the Galloway Hoard, found in 2014, the piece is so spectacular it can only have belonged to a person of high standing

www.theguardian.com

 

[Nebuchadnezzar]

I got a metal detector not long ago without realising you're only really allowed to do it on beaches in Ireland. You have to apply for permission otherwise and all valuable finds go to the State.

 

[BimboBob]

I got a metal detector not long ago without realising you're only really allowed to do it on beaches in Ireland. You have to apply for permission otherwise and all valuable finds go to the State.

It's advisable to ask for permission from the landowner here as well mate.

 

[Nebuchadnezzar]

It's advisable to ask for permission from the landowner here as well mate.

I think that's fair enough

 

[mexico1970]

I got a metal detector not long ago without realising you're only really allowed to do it on beaches in Ireland. You have to apply for permission otherwise and all valuable finds go to the State.

It's incredible considering a lot of finds end up in cupboards in museums and are then sold on the private market anyway.

 

[Nebuchadnezzar]

It's incredible considering a lot of finds end up in cupboards in museums and are then sold on the private market anyway.

In this neck of the woods i'm probably more likely to find something I probably don't want to find anyway. This was found up the road not long ago:

Gardaí believe Galway arms cache linked to dissidents

 

[mexico1970]

In this neck of the woods i'm probably more likely to find something I probably don't want to find anyway. This was found up the road not long ago:

Gardaí believe Galway arms cache linked to dissidents

As this woman found out, luckily noone was hurt but it must have been a bugger cleaning up after.

Kitchen horror as grenade explodes in sink

A mum has told how a grenade she and her daughter found on a beach turned into a fireball as she checked with a hot pin to see if it was whale vomit.

www.kentonline.co.uk

 

[Nebuchadnezzar]

As this woman found out, luckily noone was hurt but it must have been a bugger cleaning up after.

Kitchen horror as grenade explodes in sink

A mum has told how a grenade she and her daughter found on a beach turned into a fireball as she checked with a hot pin to see if it was whale vomit.

www.kentonline.co.uk

Having seen the pic in that story I can get why nobody guessed it was a grenade. Point taken!!

 

[mac]

Interesting read and voted for as requested!!!

Must be an amazing feeling to be the first person to have touched something in nearly 1500 years!! Having said that, I have relatives whose hands haven't been in their pockets to buy a round for a seemingly similar amount of time!!!

Worsleyweb hasn't touched his other halfs privates in 1500yrs allegedly.

 

[BELFAST_BLUE_BOY]

Got one for my son when he was younger.....we took it on holidays, had many hours searching the beaches for hidden treasures - I recall one time at the beach at Lyme Regis..... after 2 hours......... we found fuck all!