Check those old sites thoroughly!

[pyledriver]

I recently got permission to detect an old farmhouse that appears to be from the 30's or 40's. In fact, that's where I found the buried ammo can with a dead bird inside. Honestly, having found nothing very old, and little of anything to get excited about, I went back yesterday just to have something to do.

Right away I noticed that the landowner had mowed an area around some big old trees, and decided to check those out. Surprise! I found a super old well! In fact, it has a large tree growing through the side of it. I also found tons of very old iron relics. I think there was likely an older house that was gone before the 90's since it doesn't appear even on the oldest google earth images.

I have been on sites that contained two wells before-almost stumbled right into one in high grass with no wall! I guess maybe this could be one of those, but the finds seem so old. Admittedly, the type of finds are different-lots of large iron like rings, plow points, old leaf type springs.. More detecting is in order!

Here's the old house. Next pic I just turned around and pointed to the tree coming out of the well. Last speaks for itself..

 

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[VernonWalter]

Neat group of relics! Thanks for describing your outing, especially the caution about watching out for where the feet go. Between wells and critters, sounds like there's always something to stay alert about.

 

[pyledriver]

I've also found old wells in the woods and even on top of hills with nothing more than pasture grass to hide them. The one on the high hill is so hard to see I'd be willing to bet there are some skeletons of some sort at the bottom, animal that is. No metal detector that day, just my rifle...can't carry it all! Of course I'm working on that too.

 

[Produce Guy]

If there's water still in the well try a magnet and a rope ,also try this web sight it goes back to 1964
www.historicaeirals.com

 

[Ronson]

If there's water still in the well try a magnet and a rope..."www.historicaeirals.com

Say, that's a good idear. I've got an old well up at the family farm, where I've been digging around... the water is at least 10' down, and hadn't thought to drop a magnet down there. I'm goin' fishin'!