Can you imagine the feeling of discovering an #archaeological find like this? https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🐴" title="Pferdegesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Pferdegesicht">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚔️" title="Gekreuzte Schwerter" aria-label="Emoji: Gekreuzte Schwerter">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✨" title="Funken" aria-label="Emoji: Funken">

These Bronze Age belongings were buried for more than 3,000 years in the Scottish Borders before being discovered by a metal detectorist. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-53714864">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-s...

If you plan to take your metal detector out, remember to check the status of your destination on http://pastmap.org.uk"> http://pastmap.org.uk  first. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🗺️" title="Weltkarte" aria-label="Emoji: Weltkarte">

Scheduled Monuments are legally protected and metal detecting on them without consent would be a #HeritageCrime. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚨" title="Polizeiautos mit drehendem Licht" aria-label="Emoji: Polizeiautos mit drehendem Licht">

To metal detect in Scotland, you must ask permission from the landowner.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙋" title="Glückliche Person, die eine Hand hebt" aria-label="Emoji: Glückliche Person, die eine Hand hebt">

Drop them a letter, an email or apply via formal process.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📝" title="Memo" aria-label="Emoji: Memo">

In Scotland, permission for metal detecting on Scheduled Monuments comes from us. We only grant consent if it& #39;s part of a research excavation.

If you too make an https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✨" title="Funken" aria-label="Emoji: Funken"> AMAZING discoveryhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✨" title="Funken" aria-label="Emoji: Funken"> (or any discovery, actually), @TTUScotland in the @NtlMuseumsScot should be the first people you contact.

Find out more about metal detecting in Scotland in our guidance: http://ow.ly/JXiw50AVdey ">https://ow.ly/JXiw50AVd...