A Stunning Medieval Gold Ring

It was just another Sunday and since I had nothing else planned I thought it would be rude not to have a few hours of detecting somewhere.

- John Morton

However, this would rest entirely on being able to find a field in searchable condition close to home.

It was early season, and many of the fields were either still in crop or were showing freshly cut wheat or rapeseed (I absolutely hate searching stubble, even on my good fields).

The only real option on a Sunday was a site that, conveniently was only about 10 minutes away from home. This farm had been quite good to me in the past, and my permission there extended back for well over 15 years. There have been a few interesting finds made over this period. These covered all ages, but they were mostly Roman, and mainly came from just a couple of fields.

My search permission has always been a verbal agreement with the farmer, but this has worked well. The only slight problem is that I always need to see him first and let him know that I am about. This, of course, is a bit hit and miss affair on any day – but especially on a Sunday afternoon and at the peak of harvest. Anyway, with the XP Deus and a strong spade packed, I decided to take a chance on finding somebody at the house to let them know I would be about.

On arrival at the farm the first thing I noticed was that a few fields had been cultivated; they were not exactly flat but beggars can’t be choosers. My ‘Roman field’ was in a reasonable state too, all I had to do was find somebody at the farm and I would be able to detect.