War Medal found in a field in Pittenweem

Alexander Whyte, a 50-year-old detectorists from St Monans found   a local person’s warmedal. Mr Alexander Whyte found the medal with a metal detector near to where the former Pittenweem Railway Station would have been. He thinks that the medal may date back to either World War I or II. The medal is inscribed with ‘The Britsh Red…

500 year old treasure found in Sarratt

Post-medieval thimbles discovered by Sarratt metal detectorist 500 year old treasure found in Sarratt with a metal detector. The treasure was found after the metal detector owner agreed with the Sarratt landowner that he could search his land. The remains of two post-medieval thimbles were discovered with a metal detector in June 2013. The total weight of the…

School children learn metal detecting

Brown’s School children learn metal detecting with West Kent Detector Club West Kent Detector Club (WKDC)  went to visit children at Brown’s School and gave them a very exciting and educating lesson on a metal detecting hobby. Before the digging lesson, the club buried 50 Victorian coins in the grounds of Brown’s School, Hawstead Lane,…