Medieval monument in Rotherham damaged by illegal metal detecting
Rogue treasure hunters have damaged a medieval monument in South Yorkshire. Metal detectorists have illegally dug ‘multiple’ holes at Roche […]
Metal detectorists accused of stealing huge £3m haul of Anglo Saxon coins and jewellery after finding it in field
A group of metal detectorists stole Anglo Saxon coins worth £3 million as well as “invaluable” ancient jewellery they found in a […]
Police scramble to Hadrian’s Wall to stop ‘nighthawks’ metal detectorists damaging the ancient structure
‘Essentially, nighthawks are robbing us all of the parts of our national heritage,’ says Historic England worker Police officers have […]