im thinking of buying a metal detector,ive always fancied having a go at metal detecting.can anyone give me any useful tips and advice,are there any local groups etc? i know about the laws that go with it,but are there any good sites where i can go????

I've been considering this for a while now, any information that the all-knowing forum dwellers could share would be very useful.

I'd like to be able to avoid the dangers of being shot by irate farmers or killed by unexploded WWII munitions while I search for tin cans!

Originally posted by TWIST
im thinking of buying a metal detector,ive always fancied having a go at metal detecting.can anyone give me any useful tips and advice,are there any local groups etc? i know about the laws that go with it,but are there any good sites where i can go????

why don't you try the local scrap yard? with a little luck you may find something you want/need

hehe, just joined up on here and doing some random scanning, looked at this post cos I fancy myself as a budding archeologist cos I watch Time Team (they never really find anything do they), anyway, had a little chuckle at the thought of numerous anoraked metal detectorers shuffling around in a scrap yard and clambering over old cars and axles goin - 'oo found something, oo found somethin else, oo a washing machine, maybe it's roman'!!

No Frills DIY sells metal detectors cheap, was in there yesterday. It is near the train station & Leadmill, in the middle of the one way system where Do it all used to be.

Try Bowden Woods…..go in from the Springwood pub at the bottom of Woodthorpe . I’ve only covered a fraction of the place but I’ve some really good finds. Take with you a garden trowel and an entrenching tool. Get the entrenching tool from a army surplus store. Be prepared for a lot of false finds. Remember the throw away ring pulls on beer/pop cans? You will come across them all the time, but with practice you will learn their signature sound.

This is a big word of advice…….never go on your own……go with a pal and agree to split your finds 50:50.

Good luck.

When I was younger (gosh I feel old saying that)!!!
I used to go metal detecting with my Grandad, we used to go to farmers fields all over sheffield, grenoside etc. He used to have to arrange to go and take the farmer a bottle of whiskey for his troubles!.

But what great fine listening for that noise and getting excited about digging up some treasure, yes yes and yes it was a metal can!!!!

Sometimes though he did find many good things, coins, old rings etc and it keeps you fit definatley.

Give it a go, farmers fields are the best bet.

Talking of TimeTeam, I watched an old episode on Discovery last week. Showed one of the experts walking across a field in the middle of nowhere, talking to camera, when suddenly he excliamed "Hey! Look at this!" - Literally sitting on the surface, a Roman bracelet....
Hmmmmmm.......Right............
Call me an old cynic, but.....!
I used to go out many years ago....in fact, it was at the time that you had to have your detector licenced, with full spec given to the authorities. Never really found anything "exciting" (y'know, Roman short sword an inch below surface, hoard of gold coins, etc) but I can vouch for the fact that it keeps you fit and in the fresh air.
Farmers fields, yes, but ask permission first.
I also checked with the library/archives section for old fairground locations, and checked "old" footpaths : the busier a patch of ground was, the more likely they dropped a coin/ring/etc.
No bugger ever dropped a Saxon sword, tho.....!
Good luck anyway...

So do you need a licence now to use a metal detector:confused:

Cheers Mick

Not any more, Bikertec....
But about 20 years ago, you had to list your detector's component parts in order to get a licence.
Can't remember how much (can't have been a deal : I actually bothered to get one!) but if memory serves me, you had to apply to the Home Office....I kid you not.
Thinking on, I must have been a real model citizen in those days - I also had a dog licence!
7/6d (37.5p to you) for a year, just before it was phased out....

Er....
That was the licence that was phased out, not the dog......

try and find out where the old rubbish dumps from the fifties are. We used to go and dig up some really nice old bottles and glassware that was rubbish in the fifties, but antique in the 80s... Maybe there could be a metal equivalent?

If you are serious about metal detecting join the Federation of Metal Detectorists. Dont do what Stevie1957 suggested about getting an entrenching tool thats tha kind of think that gets seriou dectorists a bad name. sensible digging on the spot where you get the signal not a digging a first world war trench just to dig up a horse shoe. With a FID membership you alsoget insurence.

Re Stevie1957s comments. You dont throw away ring pulls and bits of tin or lead, you take them away so that the next person on site (it may be you) will not be bothered by them. Stevie1957 sounds just like the kind of person serious detectorists dont want in the hobby

Cheers RiffRaff:thumbsup:

Seriously, a good place to make a start would be the top of Wincobank Hill, this was a Roman settlement, and when we were kids in the late 50,s, I remember many of us finding old coins etc by just grubbing around, with a metat detector the chance of finding any of these old Roman artifacts should be much greater, unless enthusiasts have already raided it.

Wincobank Hill may be a listed site, if it is then it is against the law to detect on it without permission from English heritage

You are right, Wincobank is a scheduled ancient monument, any disturbance of the ground is illegal. You must get permission from the landowner before detecting anywhere, and unless you have a written agreement, anything you find on a persons land technically belongs to them (unless it is nice and spectacular and classed as treasure - then it belongs to the crown)
You should take all your finds to a museum (when it is open) and let them make a note of them (what they are, how old they are) and the findspot (6 figure grid ref is very useful), they will then let you have the finds back unless you want to loan/sell them to the museum.
If you have all the proper permissions to detect and do not detect in illegal areas it should be a fun and rewarding hobby, but please be responsible and report all your finds as they are all archaelogically important!!!!!
Have fun

thanks peeps......thanks muddycoffee......gunna go and have a look in no frills....i tend to stay clear of that place though,cos i usually come out with more things than i need! lol
keep ur posts commin! anywhere else thats good to go lookin?

I am needing more advice!

This time about Metal Detecting.

Does anyone know where is a good place to go metal detecting in Sheffield (where you are allowed to go)???

Thankyou in advance.

Try looking here (http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?s=&threadid=26428&highlight=metal+dete%2A); I didn't need a metal detector to find it! ;)

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hi any forum members into metal detecting,started 3 weeks ago,doing ok,wondering if their is anybody out their who would like to join me on a day out some time.........if so get back to me and lets have a chat,who knows how many people would like to get together and start a club...............pm me............lee

Have you ever done any Metal detecting at the beach????????

Yes I have!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Did you find owt?????????????????

r u lonely!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1 pair of broken sunglasses, several pop cans and 3 new pence!!!!!!!!!!!

My son was delerious - he kept the cash & left me with the ''treasure''

:roll: kids :hihi:

I know this is an old thread but just wanted to say there is a Metal Detecting Club at Ecclesfield Working mens Club on the second and last Tuesday of each month.. Hope this helps anyone interested in this fantastic Activity

I am needing more advice!

This time about Metal Detecting.

Does anyone know where is a good place to go metal detecting in Sheffield (where you are allowed to go)???

Thankyou in advance.
The car park at meadowhall on saturday usually comes up trumps :thumbsup:

Hope this helps?

a scrap yard

do not buy a cheap detector you will waste your time i have been detecting for over 6 years now and am a member of two clubs one in northampton and one in the midlands . If you need any help in places to go just give me an email forget wincobank it is out of bounds

How you going with the detecting buddy you can go with me if you like

starting a club aint easy m8t we have done it peeps expect good land every time you go out and always moan if you do not find anything . dont waste your time just join a club that as already plenty of land i will take you with me on some good land and a great bunch of guys

Hi can anyone help? my brother is looking to start up a new hobby of metal detecting, he is wanting some advice on what metal detectors are decent and that havea good depth range,any advice will be appreciated thank you.

Report any finds to the local museum please, too much history is lost by not doing so.

yes thank you that he would, but its the actual device we want the advice on cheers anyway

I went metal detecting today up high green woods and found nothing but slag slag slag, it really p***ed me of to be honest, im just wondering is there any decent places to go,

I you are not aware of the The Portable Antiquities Scheme please see
http://www.finds.org.uk/

thanks mate, i doubt i will ever find anything as good as that

but you never know,

I have had a metal detector for years, and have never really found anything worth talking about. The trouble with Sheffield like you say, slag, slag and more slag, they must have buried it everywhere in Sheffield. I once found a double headed coin near the old tossing rings at Skye Edge.

yeah mate they should call it slagfield, the best places to go are farmers fields, but its wheter they will allow you too, wish i could find something good, grrrrrrrrrrr makes me sick seeing these people finding good stuff like rings, and old coins etc

I you are not aware of the The Portable Antiquities Scheme please see
http://www.finds.org.uk/

Yeah right :hihi:

My best find to date has been a hair slide!

some good potential sites in the laughton,thurcroft areas

great shaner thanks mate, and how old was the hair slide diddles

I'm interested in taking up metal detecting. When I was little, I used to go metal detecting with my grandad. He was really successful at it and has a large collection of coins and medals from the Victorian-George VI eras. Can anyone recommend me a really good detector at a decent price?

I once found a double headed coin near the old tossing rings at Skye Edge.

That sounds interesting. Have you got a pic?

While we're on the subject, does anyone go bottle digging?

You are searching in the wrong place(s). Do your research about the areas you would like to search before you go. Go to areas that are known to have history, if possible, and hopefully you might find something of interest.

How much is a decent Detector? And is there a society that go out in a group or is it mainly a solitairy activity?

I had one 20 year ago and thought i,d found something big,dug a hole 3 feet deep when it dawned on me i,d got steel capped boots on.

I you are not aware of the The Portable Antiquities Scheme please see
http://www.finds.org.uk/

Bearing in mind you need the permission of the landowner. And you can be prosecuted for theft as nighthawking is a criminal activity.

Oh and farmers put the slag there on purpose to mislead metal detectorists...

I bought a nice folding shovel at the hardware store. I use it for all my digs at the beach and it was not expensive. I have seen them made out of gallon bleach bottles but those don't work good in hard sand.

I went metal detecting today up high green woods and found nothing but slag slag slag, it really p***ed me of to be honest, im just wondering is there any decent places to go,

You need t'get yoursen up to Dore- no slags there

That sounds interesting. Have you got a pic?

While we're on the subject, does anyone go bottle digging?

I go bottle burying, theres nothing like pulling the wool over some saddos eyes :hihi:

How much is a decent Detector? And is there a society that go out in a group or is it mainly a solitairy activity?


A load of em meet in WMC in Ecclesfield every other wednesday, give the club a ring and see when next is and go down

does anyone know anywhere in sheffield that sells metal detectors ? ideally id like to buy a decent 2nd hand one , thanks

Maplins opposite the peace gardens or at hillsborough will sell you a new one http://www.maplin.co.uk/Search.aspx?criteria=metal%20detector&source=15

CPC do a few on line http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/search/browse.jsp?N=411+500001+1001227&Ntk=gensearch_003&Ntt=metal+detector&Ntx=

ebay will do second hand ones on line http://shop.ebay.co.uk/items/_W0QQ_nkwZQ22metalQ20detectorQ22QQ_armrsZ1QQ_fromZ R40QQ_mdoZ

I don't know any shops in sheffield that do second hand ones tho

i remember years ago a group of people were detecting in roe woods i have always wondered if they found anything of value.

My dad used to do metal detecting quite a lot, on the beach, in the woods, he found many an old coin and bits of jewellery, sold them all obviously, and made a bit of money :)

Does anyone have anymore info on the ecclesfield metal detecting club, i have just bought two decent metal detectors and want to join the club, i have done some metal detecting in the past, usually on river banks, common land, beaches etc, but i have no permissions for any fields as yet, if anyone is willing to give me any permission to detect on their fields etc, please let me know.......thanks...

I know this is an old thread but just wanted to say there is a Metal Detecting Club at Ecclesfield Working mens Club on the second and last Tuesday of each month.. Hope this helps anyone interested in this fantastic Activity

Ecclesfield metal detecting club is no longer there.. Been and asked..:(

Does anyone have anymore info on the ecclesfield metal detecting club, i have just bought two decent metal detectors and want to join the club, i have done some metal detecting in the past, usually on river banks, common land, beaches etc, but i have no permissions for any fields as yet, if anyone is willing to give me any permission to detect on their fields etc, please let me know.......thanks...

Go to ecclesfield church, then your on church street pass the 3 pubs onto wheel lane look for townsend farm sign they sell eggs etc. Ask for permission, but be quick there ready for seeding soon. They have loads of land. I got permission a few months back.

You need t'get yoursen up to Dore- no slags there
:hihi::hihi::hihi::hihi:
A load of em meet in WMC in Ecclesfield every other wednesday, give the club a ring and see when next is and go down

Not there anymore unfortunately..:mad:

Any farmers on here who would possibly give me permission to detect on your land please...
i would be very considerate regarding not causing any damage etc.

please private message me...thanks

Best idea is join a metal detector club. There's bound to be one in Sheffield. Clubs get more co-operation from farmers, whereas they tend to regard solitary detectorists as out to make a quick buck, and unlikely to declare and share if they make a valuable find. The idea is you split the value of any valuable find 50:50 with the landowner. All responsible detectorists will do that, and would declare any potentially valuable or special items to the local authorities.

While we're on the subject, does anyone go bottle digging?

I used to. Got some lovely old beer bottles, 19th and early 20th century ones. I use them for my home brew.

i went out with a metal detector and dug up another metal detector

I once found a double headed coin near the old tossing rings at Skye Edge.

Tossing rings. :huh:
What are they. ?

sorry to say but highly unlikely you will get anyone to respond. you will have to do the donkey work and visit farms and present yourself in person to get permission.
Bawtry, torksey all good areas if you can get permission

Tossing rings. :huh:
What are they. ?

They are where they they had illegal gambling (durning the time of the Mooney Gang) and used to bet on heads or tails. Hence the significance of of the two headed coin.

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Have been trying to contact the metal detecting club in Killamarsh without success, does anyone know if it is still active or any details would be much appreciated.

Have you tried a metal detector?, I have heard one of them has a pin in his knee.

where can i go metal detecting in sheffield and find something?

Anywhere, just keep a low profile.

anywhere with the landowner's permission

anywhere with the landowner's permission

Or just keep a low profile.

Or just keep a low profile.

How do you keep a low profile whilst waving a metal detector and spade around? :)

How do you keep a low profile whilst waving a metal detector and spade around? :)

Hmmm you have a point :hihi:

Hmmm you have a point :hihi:

You could squat I suppose.

You could squat I suppose.

I know people who go in fields at night using night vision goggles.

Dont go to any parks. I got my lad one a couple of years ago, we went to a local park and the beeper went off just as a ranger came up beside us, to tell us we could'nt do that there. My boy dug a pound coin out of the ground and the ranger told him to hand it over as it was council property :( How bad it that. I kid you not, it happened.

Hmmm you have a point :hihi:

wear fatigues?

Lol at previous, seriously no public park, historical sites or golf courses cos they cant be having random holes dug everywhere. Farmland just so long as you have landowners permission. There is an old bottle dump bottom of Robin brook lane couple of fields down the footpath that leads to ridgeway. Used to find big old keys and sometimes complete bottles down there. Not sure who belongs to now cos farmer died years ago and his house is now flats. Its just at the side of footpath so as long as you replace divots dont suppose anyone would mind. X

You could squat I suppose.

I have enough trouble with cats, without people squatting in my garden too.

depends where abouts you live in sheffield ! realy you need 2 find an old village with a church and ask the land owner / farmer for permission 2 detect on their land ,or even better 2 join a detecting club as they usualy have club outings at various sites where you should find various items

Many farmers are keen on metal detectorists on the understanding that any big finds are split 50/50 with them.

Especially after well publicised finds like the Roman helmet found near Appleby that fetched a couple of million pounds at auction.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2010/oct/07/roman-helmet-sold-two-million

Told ya Mr Taylor our little secret mwaha haaaa! Farmer just not farming anymore abandoned land really x

try coopers on liversey street

I have enough trouble with cats, without people squatting in my garden too.



:hihi::hihi::hihi::hihi: Nice one !!!!!

iv pmd you .............

any farmers on here ? i am a responsible metal detector user and would love some permission to go on your land to detect.... please !!!

start driving round and asking nicely, farms out nr bawtry, lincoln, torksey, retford etc. all good areas. you'll have to work at it as many already have people on their land with permission

start driving round and asking nicely, farms out nr bawtry, lincoln, torksey, retford etc. all good areas. you'll have to work at it as many already have people on their land with permission

Thank You...

So glad to see someone asking for permission! at one point we kept having loads of people on the land without permission! soon got told where to to :P

Plus with someone shooting on it everyday its not safe now :)

Try the farm in Kiveton think he has roughly 600 acres so might have an area for you to go on.

Hi PrincessKate, do you own land ? and also do you know the farm name you mentioned !

Hi Garlicmuch yeh we have 50 acres next to our house and rented land nearby, but there is people shooting on the land everyday so not safe for people to be walking on.

Ill find out the name of the farm, i cant rememeber lol

Hi their, I own two crops just outside Mosborough, I allow metal detecting on my land for free, however you will need to sign a contract wich will entitle me to half the money made on anything you find. Thanks.

Hi their, I own two crops just outside Mosborough, I allow metal detecting on my land for free, however you will need to sign a contract wich will entitle me to half the money made on anything you find. Thanks.

Hi Swagstar, has your land been detected a lot ? how big are your crops...anything been found of interest

Hi Swagstar ive seen this post on here and wonderin if you still allow detectorists on your land ? will sign contract etc thanks potthead

hi all this topic as been covered before but i am new to the hobby of metal detecting ,i have been out asking for permission but that as led to disappointment upto now. i have got small bits of places with permission just wondering if anyone on here can point us in any direction cheers rob

You could do with joining a club really. They get permission for a group to search a field and log what they find and where. Don't know of any groups these days but I used to have a dabble years ago but never got into it. Have a search round on tinternet, there should be plenty out there. Oh and there are magazines in WH Smiths all about the subject with loads of info.

any luck on finding any land yet eckorob

The problem with joining a club is that you make the "big find" that everyone seeks, they all know about it. The secret is do detecting where nobody is around and if you do find anything research how you are going to keep it for yourself and not have to give it up .
It should really be a "Finders keepers" thing.

Try Deatons land at St avely.......... Lol

Try Deatons land at St avely.......... Lol

What do you mean?

aaagggghhhh the scrapyard

i thought you would have been in luck getting some land especially at this time of year,all the chinese lanterns falling into the cattle fields which you could recover all the metal parts out of them so they wont harm the live stock.:)

I fancied a go at this a couple of years ago but there's only one club in the area and they meet at a pub in Renishaw once a month, but they're full up.
Let me know if you find a club, I've still got my detector and I'd like to give it a go as well.
regards Mick

hi mick there is a club at worksop that i will be looking into and i think there is one maybe trying to form in chesterfield so i have heard :hihi:

Are you still looking eckorob

Hello all,
I am new here so please excuse me if i have posted this in the wrong place.

I am wondering if anyone knows any good metal detecting sites in Sheffield or surrounding areas, i am new to the hobby and would loe to know where to go.

Thank you in advance.

Lucy

There's a scrap yard near the Morrisons just on the Parkway :D

But nahh seriously, I don't know... I'd assume maybe the woods and the countryside maybe?

Thanks for that :hihi:

It could help to give us an idea of which part of Sheffield you are interested in or live near. There could be some interesting areas out near Redmires Reservoirs up here in S10 for example (out on the west side of town if you're new to Sheffield as well as the forum). For example, the woods where the old Italian POW camp was, or further out onto Stanedge where there were a number of trenches and tunnels built as part of a WW1 training facility.

I can travel to any part of Sheffield, chesterfield, Nottingham etc

Would prefer oldish sites :)

Hello all,
I am new here so please excuse me if i have posted this in the wrong place.

I am wondering if anyone knows any good metal detecting sites in Sheffield or surrounding areas, i am new to the hobby and would loe to know where to go.

Thank you in advance.

Lucy

just remember not to wear steel toecap boots.

just remember not to wear steel toecap boots.

Good advice lol

The area off the Parkway near to the airport may well be the site of the battle of Brunaburgh. One of if not the biggest battle ever fought on British soil. This is according to Michael Wood the historian.

Should be some old weapons there. And maybe a hoard of treasure. If you find it dont forget me!

There's a scrap yard near the Morrisons just on the Parkway :D

But nahh seriously, I don't know... I'd assume maybe the woods and the countryside maybe?

See my post above, maybe you are right!

The area off the Parkway near to the airport may well be the site of the battle of Brunaburgh. One of if not the biggest battle ever fought on British soil. This is according to Michael Wood the historian.

Should be some old weapons there. And maybe a hoard of treasure. If you find it dont forget me!


Will check it out....thanks

Too scared to go to redmires alone lol

Just a note in regards to Redmires, the area contains several scheduled ancient monuments which are protected by law, incorporating huge fines and even prison sentences.

Just a note in regards to Redmires, the area contains several scheduled ancient monuments which are protected by law, incorporating huge fines and even prison sentences.

Thanks for the info, will definitely give it a wide berth now :)

blyth, ranskill, bawtry, torksey, all good areas. you'll need to get out knocking on doors or join a good club to get permissions onto good sites, they wont come looking for you.
great hobby if you research and put the work in, can be soul destroying on the wrong sites when covered in scrap!

blyth, ranskill, bawtry, torksey, all good areas. you'll need to get out knocking on doors or join a good club to get permissions onto good sites, they wont come looking for you.
great hobby if you research and put the work in, can be soul destroying on the wrong sites when covered in scrap!

A pal of mine found an old coin at the back of beyond,lets just say north Sheffield,The foreign coin dated back several hundred years,with a bit of research a link was found between the local land owner at the time and his bride.That little find really made his day the coin was not worth much but to him priceless.

Lucy,
Try asking here http://www.metaldetectingforum.co.uk/ ..Good luck

Of course most metal detector users will keep the best sites under their hats.

A pal of mine found an old coin at the back of beyond,lets just say north Sheffield,The foreign coin dated back several hundred years,with a bit of research a link was found between the local land owner at the time and his bride.That little find really made his day the coin was not worth much but to him priceless.

i have an egyptian coin (great condition) circa 1905 i believe found in the woods nr endcliffe park :D
very unusual find for the area. i also have dozens of roman coins and hammered silver coins found very near to bawtry, not worth a fortune but gets the old heart beating when they come up!

i have an egyptian coin (great condition) circa 1905 i believe found in the woods nr endcliffe park :D
very unusual find for the area. i also have dozens of roman coins and hammered silver coins found very near to bawtry, not worth a fortune but gets the old heart beating when they come up!

Can you recommend a good allround starter metal detector i would like to give it a go sound like a good retirement hobby.

Will check it out....thanks

Too scared to go to redmires alone lol

What's so scary about Redmires? :suspect:

What's so scary about Redmires? :suspect:

I was once up there walking my dogs and had the misfortune of it getting dark before i made it back to my car, what i felt and heard will stay with me forever :gag:

In daylight it is a Beautiful place but after dark something changes and it becomes sinister.

Trust me, i am not easiler scared but that place just puts the bejeebies in me :suspect:

I was once up there walking my dogs and had the misfortune of it getting dark before i made it back to my car, what i felt and heard will stay with me forever :gag:

In daylight it is a Beautiful place but after dark something changes and it becomes sinister.

Trust me, i am not easiler scared but that place just puts the bejeebies in me :suspect:

What did you feel and hear?

It is pretty nice up there, admittedly.

What did you feel and hear?

It is pretty nice up there, admittedly.

I heard nothing! That's the thing, it just went completely and i mean COMPLETELY silent, no rustle of trees, no bird song, nothing, it was like the air had been sucked out of the place * shivers at the memory*

I felt like i was not alone, you know that feeling you get when you just know someone is right behind you but you are scared to turn around or that feeling you get when you are laid in bed and convince yourself that if you open your eyes then something will be there right in front of your face, it was like that only i knew there was only me and the dogs up there.

Funnily enough, the hounds where quite jittery too.

I heard nothing! That's the thing, it just went completely and i mean COMPLETELY silent, no rustle of trees, no bird song, nothing, it was like the air had been sucked out of the place * shivers at the memory*

I felt like i was not alone, you know that feeling you get when you just know someone is right behind you but you are scared to turn around or that feeling you get when you are laid in bed and convince yourself that if you open your eyes then something will be there right in front of your face, it was like that only i knew there was only me and the dogs up there.

Funnily enough, the hounds where quite jittery too.

Interesting. Best just go up there in the day, hey?! I run up there sometimes, but have never experienced anything other than the odd outdoor loving couple :suspect:

You might want to go to Langsett reservoir, especially in the area of North America. See map:

http://www.bradfield-walkers.org.uk/images/Langsett/LangsettMap.jpg

This place was used as a training artillery range for the war. You might find a fair bit of shrapnel up there :)

Try here. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowden_Housteads_Woods)
Interesting ’bits’ keep turning up. Concentrate on both sides of the Mosborough Parkway.

There was massive battle fought between in the wars of the roses.the battle site was between Wickersly and whiston.

manor castle is a good , I was the hod carrier, in 1507:thumbsup

Can you recommend a good allround starter metal detector i would like to give it a go sound like a good retirement hobby.

not really, to be honest i bought a good tesoro that was recommended to me but cost circa £300 as some of the cheaper machines dont knock out scrap as well and you spend half your time digging iron and lead.

not really, to be honest i bought a good tesoro that was recommended to me but cost circa £300 as some of the cheaper machines dont knock out scrap as well and you spend half your time digging iron and lead.
The old metal pull-off rings off cans of pop used to be the annoying in the early days.:(

Thank you for all your replies, will check them out :)

The old metal pull-off rings off cans of pop used to be the annoying in the early days.:(

they gave such a nice clear signal as well! :D
my first hammered silver coin was found near mattersey and didnt even need a metal detector, i saw it on the surface as i walked up with the detector. great feeling to find an 800yr old silver coin in great condition.

Ive just got a detector too. so if you find any areas around south Sheffield or Dronfield that sound ok would be grateful for some help. If any one can offer fields to detect on, that would also be great. I think i may join a local clubin the new year if there are any.

I was once up there walking my dogs and had the misfortune of it getting dark before i made it back to my car, what i felt and heard will stay with me forever :gag:

In daylight it is a Beautiful place but after dark something changes and it becomes sinister.

,Trust me i am not easiler scared but that place just puts the bejeebies in me :suspect:

That's exactly how I feel about that area too.Very odd!

That's exactly how I feel about that area too.Very odd!

Really??
I thought it was me who was just being * strange* lol

Seriously spooky place :gag:

Really??
I thought it was me who was just being * strange* lol

Seriously spooky place :gag:

I don't even like it much in daylight!

Hello all,
I am new here so please excuse me if i have posted this in the wrong place.

I am wondering if anyone knows any good metal detecting sites in Sheffield or surrounding areas, i am new to the hobby and would loe to know where to go.

Thank you in advance.

Lucy

I was going to suggest hillsborough, but all you'll find there is rust. :hihi:

can any one tell me where i can take my son metal detecting as he wanting to do it but been told we cant go there or there or there

can anyone tell me where i can take my son metal detecting as he got one but been told cant go here or there

can anyone tell me where i can take my son metal detecting as he got one but been told cant go here or there

I work out in Nottinghamshire and I regularly see detectorists on organised events when the farmer have turned over the fields.

Also just where I work someone found a hord of gold coins, over 8000 worth millions but it was claimed by the queen. It turned out to be a war chest to pay soldiers during the civil war.

There is also lots of abandoned army installations too where militaria can be found. My dad took me back when I was a nipper and we came home with bags of army gear like badges, coins, blank bullets and personal bits.

I think the accepted etiquette is to approach the farmer/landowner for permission with a view to split the value of any significant find between the two of you.

Hi everyone looking for someone with some land to get permission for metal detecting
Ideally the bigger the better if anyone has or knows someone who might be interested would like to discuss further
Thanks

Just started this hobby and would be interested to know if anyone knows of or where there is any historical sites round the gleadless area :loopy:

Not sure, but isn't everything relatively historical? Maybe try Norton Aerodrome, Beauchief Abbey or Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet etc. Not sure you're going to find any Saxon gold though.

Try Lees Hall wood.

Turn left as you approach the entrance to the recycling/dumpit site and follow the footpath as it goes uphill and round to the right. Eventually you'll come to an overgrown pile of demolition rubble on either side of the path just before the trees.

Lees Hall used to stand to your left mostly in what is now the golf course and Lees Hall Farm to your right.

PS And if you find that half crown I dropped way back in the 60, I want it back .... okay?

found some old coins on the field just before herdings wood yesterday i say old ones one was george iv penny dated 1825 and some half pennies dated 1912 and 1913. I will give it a go just been looking on google maps and typed in Roman sites near sheffield and one came up near callow so how true it is i dont know :huh::o

found some old coins on the field just before herdings wood yesterday i say old ones one was george iv penny dated 1825 and some half pennies dated 1912 and 1913. I will give it a go just been looking on google maps and typed in Roman sites near sheffield and one came up near callow so how true it is i dont know :huh::o

I lived up Foxhill between 74 and 81
There's a place called 'the back-edge' In the summertime there would often be fires there and all the grass and shrubbery would be burnt to a cinder.
Now,people never believe me when i used to tell them that i used to pick up old coins all the time from here. All the back-edge is on a steep slope,so god knows why i found so many coins there.

I may be wrong but to my knowledge the only involvement between the Romans and Sheffield was a road that passed through here linking Templeborough with the Hope Valley at Brough. No settlement as such.

I have seen some metal detectors for £z30ish on ebay (new)... are these any good or would it be a waste of money?

I may be wrong but to my knowledge the only involvement between the Romans and Sheffield was a road that passed through here linking Templeborough with the Hope Valley at Brough. No settlement as such.

It's probably not widely known, but a Romano British settlement was found and partially excavated last summer near Whirlow Hall Farm.

http://www.archaeologicalresearchservices.com/projects/whirlowexcavation.html

There are probably lots more waiting to be found, however, I suspect many of them were destroyed or buried under the Sheffield urban sprawl.

miss s
not sure about the metal detector you have seen on ebay but ideally you want one with discrimination mode on it. Ive just started this hobby myself and this is what i was kindly informed i got the Garrett Ace 250. The next model down the Garrett ace 150 you can get on ebay auctions for less than £100

bawtry, ranskill, blyth, mattersey all good areas if you can get permission. anywhere down at torksey you will find roman coins. lots of research and knocking on doors for permission needed, good luck.

It's probably not widely known, but a Romano British settlement was found and partially excavated last summer near Whirlow Hall Farm.

http://www.archaeologicalresearchservices.com/projects/whirlowexcavation.html

There are probably lots more waiting to be found, however, I suspect many of them were destroyed or buried under the Sheffield urban sprawl.

Not actually in Sheffield but very close, there's another one behind North Lees Hall in Derbyshire. It's quite easy to see once you know what you're looking for.

http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=25031

Got 20 acres woodland in Dronfield S18
Grant 077 889 32 889

Several overlapping threads on this theme have been merged here.

dont forget to get permision from the land owner, dont try football fields you will get lots ball studs ll get lots of stuff but all football studs good luck