Detecting News

Hansons sell Ryedale Bronzes for £240,500

On 7 May, detectorist Charles Cartwright was out detecting for the first time in a field in the Malvern Hills when his detector “went crazy”.

On Thursday, May 6, this detecting find was declared treasure. It was found on 15 February 2020 at Cheswardine, near

Five men from Tameside, Greater Manchester, admitted to illegally detecting at Beeston Castle in Cheshire and Roche Abbey in South

As an update to the article Pair in court for failing to declare treasure, the two people involved have now

A detectorist in Poland has discovered a medieval sword which may have been used in the Battle of Grunwald in

Many detectorists spend years searching for that elusive piece of gold. A five year-old detectorist from Leeds, Bertie Lawson, found

The story of how a civil war ring found by a detectorist in the Isle of Man is linked to

Detectorist donates penannular ring to his local museum

Nine detecting finds in Wales are declared treasure

Two men are due in court for failing to declare the discovery of 900 gold staters in September 2020.

The British Museum reveals its unusual finds, including a mount depicting a knight emerging from a snail riding on a goat

Young detectorist finds a World War Two land mine

Detecting in the News stories from February 2021

Detectorist finds centrepiece from Henry VIII’s crown

Detecting in the News from December 2020