Rowlie

Hi
I am new to metal detecting.
I used the groups advice a while ago and brought a used Minelad XS. Which
has worked out rather well.
I have been working close to a Roman fort on farm land which has been fine,
but the land closer to the Roman site is dense fur tress.
Is it worth going in as the things are packed so tight, there must be roots
under ever bit of ground. Would the XS work in there or would the tress have
had a affect on everything that is under ground?

The other thing, I did find a coin. I think it is Roman but not sure. If
anybody would like to have a look I can E-mail them a picture and hopefully
tell me what it is.

Thanks Andrew

Lee Davison

Personally I would definitely go under the trees. I spend 95% of my search
time in woodland. Sure you'll get a few roots, just take a sharp spade to
cut the small ones or dig around the larger ones. Trees supposedly make
objects deeper when they stir them up with their roots, but you've got an XS
so you'll get max depth anyway.
One thing to watch, don't let your earphone cable get snagged on branches,
nothing more annoying than having earphones whipped off.

Regards
Lee

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"Rowlie" <rowlie.man@btinternet.com> wrote in message
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> Hi
> I am new to metal detecting.
> I used the groups advice a while ago and brought a used Minelad XS. Which
> has worked out rather well.
> I have been working close to a Roman fort on farm land which has been
fine,
> but the land closer to the Roman site is dense fur tress.
> Is it worth going in as the things are packed so tight, there must be
roots
> under ever bit of ground. Would the XS work in there or would the tress
have
> had a affect on everything that is under ground?
>
> The other thing, I did find a coin. I think it is Roman but not sure. If
> anybody would like to have a look I can E-mail them a picture and
hopefully
> tell me what it is.
>
> Thanks Andrew
>
>
>

Honest John

If you'd like to e-mail me a copy of your coin, i'll have a look at it for
you. I'm no genius but I have researched a few in my times.


"Rowlie" <rowlie.man@btinternet.com> wrote in message
news:bjff54$m3v$1@titan.btinternet.com...
> Hi
> I am new to metal detecting.
> I used the groups advice a while ago and brought a used Minelad XS. Which
> has worked out rather well.
> I have been working close to a Roman fort on farm land which has been
fine,
> but the land closer to the Roman site is dense fur tress.
> Is it worth going in as the things are packed so tight, there must be
roots
> under ever bit of ground. Would the XS work in there or would the tress
have
> had a affect on everything that is under ground?
>
> The other thing, I did find a coin. I think it is Roman but not sure. If
> anybody would like to have a look I can E-mail them a picture and
hopefully
> tell me what it is.
>
> Thanks Andrew
>
>
>

Rev. Waffle

I'll have a look too Andrew.
Thanks
Rev


"Rowlie" <rowlie.man@btinternet.com> wrote in message
news:bjff54$m3v$1@titan.btinternet.com...
> Hi
> I am new to metal detecting.
> I used the groups advice a while ago and brought a used Minelad XS.
Which
> has worked out rather well.
> I have been working close to a Roman fort on farm land which has
been fine,
> but the land closer to the Roman site is dense fur tress.
> Is it worth going in as the things are packed so tight, there must
be roots
> under ever bit of ground. Would the XS work in there or would the
tress have
> had a affect on everything that is under ground?
>
> The other thing, I did find a coin. I think it is Roman but not
sure. If
> anybody would like to have a look I can E-mail them a picture and
hopefully
> tell me what it is.
>
> Thanks Andrew
>
>
>