Failed Crop Field No.2 - Day 1.........

CRUSADER · Apr 30, 2009

We found another area of failed crop, its in another poor hunting ground but at this time of year we are glad of anywhere to go.

Only did 2 hours (4 man hours) - worst day this year.

1797 Penny
EPNS fork
1 scrappy
watch winder
bits...

We should be able to finish the area this weekend.

COUNTRY GIRL · Apr 30, 2009

Man I know 1797 isn't old for you, but WOW! Is that fork really as big as it looks in the picture? Great digs as usual! Good luck this weekend.

tymcmurray · Apr 30, 2009

Agreed! That would be a fantastic hunt over here.
Good luck!

shaun7 · Apr 30, 2009

that does it, i'm sticking with the lobo

CRUSADER · Apr 30, 2009

COUNTRY GIRL said:
Man I know 1797 isn't old for you, but WOW! Is that fork really as big as it looks in the picture? Great digs as usual! Good luck this weekend.

Yeah, pretty big.

We will need all the luck we can get in this area.

shaun7 said:
that does it, i'm sticking with the lobo

& Dad got more buttons

shaun7 · Apr 30, 2009

that must have been you i saw around the corner from me today :icon_jokercolor:

STH69 · Apr 30, 2009

I would like to find a few of the things you find!

woody50 · May 1, 2009

Well look at the good side of things, it can only get better. And your button count has increased!

CRUSADER · May 2, 2009

WOODY50 said:
Well look at the good side of things, it can only get better. And your button count has increased!

thats exactly how I think

Woodland Detectors · May 2, 2009

Hey CRU! gotta love those buttons! And the key is cool too. I will be in England this fall. A friend of ours lives in Cirencester are you close?

CRUSADER · May 2, 2009

4-H staff said:
Hey CRU! gotta love those buttons! And the key is cool too. I will be in England this fall. A friend of ours lives in Cirencester are you close?

Not really, its about 3 hours away, but I guess coming from the US, your call it close.

Cirencester was an Iron Age area which later became a Roman Town (second largest in the UK

) & market area, must be tons of stuff waiting to be found in those ploughed fields.

http://www.cotswold.gov.uk/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=1711&tt=cotswold
Read the above.

Woodland Detectors · May 2, 2009

That is good stuff CRU! Thank you! Can you suggest any spots nearby? Our friend is the Dean of the Oldest agricultrial college In England. He said he can gain us permission on certain sites. And, you can meet up with us to hunt? Our friend (Amanda)Who works with us visited last year. She Has her history major from the University of Michigan. She told me that the land was not effected by ww2 bombings. Correct?

allen · May 2, 2009

sweet bunch of finds...

CRUSADER · May 2, 2009

4-H staff said:
That is good stuff CRU! Thank you! Can you suggest any spots nearby? Our friend is the Dean of the Oldest agricultrial college In England. He said he can gain us permission on certain sites. And, you can meet up with us to hunt? Our friend (Amanda)Who works with us visited last year. She Has her history major from the University of Michigan. She told me that the land was not effected by ww2 bombings. Correct?

I could definately help you hunt, but you would need you to do, 1 of the following. Gain permission for my Dad or Shaun7, as I don't drive, or pick me up. I would suggest, if Shaun7 is free that you gain permission for us both. The reason being is that the more of us hunting in a team, the better the results & we will pin down the hotspots & cover a larger area.

If you can find the fields closest to any of the following:
River, lake, pond, water
The town its self, the closer the better.
If you scan google earth that should give you some clues.

I think you right about the bombing, as its away from the East Coast RAF stations & not a major industrial place they aimed for.