The following are links to metal detecting stories published online by various worldwide news agencies. History Detectorist has no affiliation with these agencies.
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When Alan Baxter found a medieval ring in a farmer’s field he knew there could be more ancient artefacts nearby – but the stubble from the thick oat crop made it difficult for his metal detector to get anywhere near the ground. So he waited…Read More
By Angie Brown,
BBC Scotland, Edinburgh and East reporter
Under the Scottish system, the money is given to the finder, who has usually reached a prior agreement to halve the cash with the landowner. On rare occasions, there are disputes…Read More
By BBC
An adrenaline junkie needs a farmland fix. Metal detector in hand, Andy Thaxton marches the rows and pasture of countless acres, hunting coins, keys, bullets, and bells—the final testament of forgotten lives…Read More
By Chris Bennett
Man With Broken Metal Detector Unearths Largest Gold Nugget Ever Found in England. Richard Brock was an hour late to a meetup of amateur metal detectorists. Worse still, when he finally arrived, he realized his metal detector wasn’t working properly…Read More
By Sarah Kuta
Daily Correspondent
Four men, who were illegally metal detecting in an East Yorkshire field at night, have been sentenced for nighthawking. The men, all from near Sunderland, were found scouring private farmland near Hayton using metal detectors without permission…Read More
By BBC Yorkshire
An amateur detectorist has described how he unearthed a bronze age hoard, including a rare sword, after getting lost during a treasure hunters’ rally. John Belgrove, 60, became separated from the main group of detectorists and headed to higher ..Read More