The Hertfordshire History Hunter
Every field has a story to tell, and with my Minelab Equinox 900 I’m unearthing those stories from the fields in the North Hertfordshire countryside. From ancient coins to long-lost relics, each discovery opens a small window into the lives and communities of the people who once lived here. Join me on this journey through time in the HHH blog below!
Volunteering at Detectival
It’s taken me a long time to sit down and finally want to write this blog post. That’s because for many who dabble in the wonderful hobby of metal detecting it can be, and very often is an emotional past time. There are a myriad of reasons for the emotional side of searching…
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WM 09 – Freedom of choice
Last year I had an issue with the Minelab ML 85 headphones which came with my equinox 900. The volume button on the side of the headphones stopped working which made for a lack lustre experience whilst out detecting. They were under warranty…
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The big permission
Back in 2022 I wrote an article for the September edition of Treasure Hunting Magazine titled “Where have all the finds gone?”. At the end of that article I mentioned that my time there had come to an end for that season…
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Finds identified III
Back in May I wrote a blog called ‘detecting, writing & work’ in which I talked about helping Treasure Hunting Magazine with the layout of the May and June issues of the magazine. Having helped out on previous issues…
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Another 100 acres
As we all know one of the most frustrating and difficult aspects of this hobby is obtaining permissions. It’s because of this that I feel incredibly lucky to have access to some brilliant permissions, one of which…
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Detecting, writing & work
It’s that time again where I’ve had another of my articles published in Treasure hunting Magazine, and this time it’s more of an interview based affair about the archaeologist Gilbert Burleigh. It all came about through a chance meeting…
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Gil Burleigh – archaeologist
Somebody, somewhere said to me that a great way to obtain permissions is to politely ask the question on Facebook community pages. Specifically ones which are hosted by villages, the reasoning being that…
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Writing about detecting
It’s quite clear that over the past few years metal detecting has had a huge impact on my life. From my first trips out on the family fields finding iron scraps and lead seals, to now finding Roman artefacts…
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Still noisy at Weston
I do consider myself to be incredibly lucky to have a permission that keeps on giving, and it gives in many ways. The obvious being the finds that it has been producing which at this point in time include…
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