One of the local Metal Detecting Clubs held a field day today combing over some land on the top of the hill to see what they might find. Actually, despite much Roman activity in the area there wasn't a huge amount coming up. We had carefully cordoned off some known Roman settlements which were definitely not on the menu today because they are scheduled sites already so clearly must not be dug over without expert intervention and appropriate permissions. Nevertheless, the folks had expected to find more Roman finds than they did from the new, unsurveyed areas they were working in - you can barely move for pieces of Roman pottery during ploughing time after all so it was hoped that some coins and such might come up.
A small number of Roman coins were found, and other interesting finds included this half crown from 1921:
The most pleasing thing about the event, though, was the number of people who attended, on a warm, overcast Easter Day, as shown by the number of cars wishing to park in the farmyard around which the event was centred!
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