Cellar holes

CASPER-2

Gold Member
Jan 3, 2012
17,153
19,933
NEW ENGLAND
🥇 Banner finds
1
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
6
Detector(s) used
WHITE'S XLT, PI PRO, GARRETT 2500, 3- FISHER CZ21s, JW FISHER 8X
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
They were dug out and they used the field stones the plowed up to make them and their property walls
Ive only seen a few but the ones you really want to look for are the ones completely filled in with field stones
cause those are the older ones - when the Indians or british burnt done a village or random houses -
they would rebuild on the original spot - or rebuild next to it
instead of filling it in with dirt - they many times would refill with stone - this was to prevent horses
and cattle to fall into these holes - so if you are ever in the woods and find an area with cellar holes
and you come across one with a mound of stones in it - that is the one you want to hunt around first
its the older one.
A lot of your earliest houses had no cellars - the built log cabins right on the ground but water and snow
caused rot quicker and creatures could get in easier - THESE ARE HARD TO FIND - the weight of the logs
and the structure would sink in the ground leaving a square or rectangular depression - easiest way to
find these up here is when there is just a few inches of snow on the ground - you can see the outlines
easier - when other times its harder cause they are covered usually with leaves
cellars provided colonials storage and mostly a place to hide - usually from Indians
One thing that is usually never hit by hunters is the inside of cellar holes - many times its
hard because they are filled with rocks or fallen trees etc. if you can - take the time to clean a few
out - you may find some goodies in their floors - other place to search if possible are the field stone
walls - they hid all kinds of items in the nooks and crannies of the rocks - I have friends that have
found home made knives - small pistols and coins and small jars of coins in a few cellar hole
walls. Also many TH'ers will only hit around the foundations maybe as much as 50 yrds around -
most cellar holes up here - people own many acres around those holes and could have lost stuff 100s
of yards away from the holes - if you got the time - venture out. Ive found goodies inbetween cellar holes
that were far apart and had a friend that found an indian peace medal about a 100 yrds away from a hole
way in their "back yard" it was near a huge tree a ways away from the hole. Look for creeks and streams
near cellar holes - they would have worn a path to them to use or get water
don't forget those stone walls - most made over 200 yrs ago. Know many that have followed some for miles detecting
all the way and have found coin spills against them where it looks like someone may have sat to rest
some have found ax heads and other tools along the way
 

OP
OP
K

kromar3336

Jr. Member
Mar 15, 2015
72
66
Pgh Pa
Detector(s) used
Garrett Ace 250
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Thanks for the great info. I found the remains of an early 1800’s log cabin. Only detected for a short time forgot my bigger shovel. Did find a huge axe head only a couple of inches deep. Going to hit it again after the rattle snakes are back in their dens ImageUploadedByTreasureNet.com1537823746.587004.jpg ImageUploadedByTreasureNet.com1537823763.676607.jpg
 

Top Member Reactions

Users who are viewing this thread

Top