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hobby metal detecting

  • 17-07-2012 8:34am
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 990 ✭✭✭


    Just want to know what you folks think about hobby metal detecting and if its legal or not,where can i use one and under what circumstances.
    Have there been any major finds by hobby detectors or any damage done to historical sites etc.
    I have seen roman coins and artifacts for sale on auction sites which were found on beaches and in fields,if i find something other than a ring or coin who owns it,the state or landowner??


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,541 ✭✭✭Gee Bag


    Here we go again!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 135 ✭✭mocmo




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 990 ✭✭✭daveob007


    mocmo wrote: »

    thanks complicated but interesting.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 94 ✭✭guns4fun


    Gee Bag wrote: »
    Here we go again!

    good question though,,my point is this there are always some people who give the rest of a bad name due to their bad conduct,like metal detectors my sport of shooting has suffered greatly due to the action of idiots and we all get tarred with the same brush,,hobby metal detectors get the same treatment because a minority do not respect the importance of a find and often take stuff for profit,,i have also seen roman coins and other old relics on sale at ebay,even today there are loads of coins etc being sold from Jersey.
    this does not mean that all treasure hunter are out to make a quick buck,,was not the ardagh chalice and tara brooch found by a hobbyist using a metal detector?? correct me if i am wrong.
    maybe some form of licence to use one would be a good idea for the responsible detectorists.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,516 ✭✭✭Maudi


    Gee Bag wrote: »
    Here we go again!
    can you hear those thunderous bootsteps??he's coming!!!!


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 990 ✭✭✭daveob007


    I am not interested in looking for ancient relics or disturbing sites,just searching for any disgarded or lost bits and pieces and if i found anything interesting i would leave it and contact the national museum etc.
    I would certainly not sell them on ebay or anywhere else for that matter.
    and then we have all the civil war stuff still lying around,old shell casings rusted weapons etc i suppose if anything like that were found it would be wise to contact the gardai just incase there might be live ammo or explosives in the find.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,541 ✭✭✭Gee Bag


    Maudi wrote: »
    can you hear those thunderous bootsteps??he's coming!!!!

    Who, Me?

    You must be thinking of someone else. I walk on my tippy toes in cotton socks.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,207 ✭✭✭longhalloween


    Remember it's not the just finds themselves that have archaeological importance. It's also the context where they were found.

    "When learning the alphabet you learn your A B C's, when studying archaeology you learn stratigraphy" :D


  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 5,223 Mod ✭✭✭✭slowburner


    Folks, this has been done to death.
    The law's the law, and banging on about it here isn't going to change anything.


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