Can You Dig It? – Detectorists Dig up the Past and Find Hoards
Can You Dig It? –
Detectorists Dig up the Past and Find Hoards
Because we have had some high profile finds, like the 2014 Galloway Hoard metal detecting in Scotland is a fast rising hobby s surging in popularity as rising numbers of weekend hobbyists flock to farmland and fields in the hope of stumbling upon hidden treasure trove. In Galloway more than 100 Viking objects worth an estimated £1 million were discovered by Derek McLennan.
Fast Rising Hobby
The National Council for Metal Detecting has over 400 members, almost entirely men, in Scotland and these avid dectorists are now busy every spare moment scouring the nations open land for these hidden troves. Historic Environment Scotland has just made a large-scale study into the hobby highlighting Scottish digging hot spots. In fact the Scottish Artefact Recovery Group has had to introduce a waiting list for new members such is the rush to find new treasures and items of historical import. And even though your chances of finding a hoard are very slim to non-existent it doesn’t deter new dectorists who are fascinated by the history beneath their feet.
One More for a Hoard
If you want to take this hobby up then remember to get the landowner’s permission and if you do find a hoard it will have to be reported to the Crown and will likely go the local museum, but you will receive its value in cash.
But you won’t have to scour the land to find some lovely pieces here that are heirlooms in the making and at prices that won’t ruin your new year. So put the metal detector aside for five minutes and see what trove we have here for you to discover both today and every day.
