Mudlarking The River Kelvin : Scotland

[@johnmitchell7945]

Fingers crossed that Chigg being in Scotland means season 2 of river hunters

[@tommymcneilthelastofthevik2272]

It’s being filmed just now 😊😊❤️

[@johnmitchell7945]

Yeah i did see over the weekend that its for release in 2021! Can't wait

[@samueljohnstone3028]

isn't uk in lockdown though

[@johnmitchell7945]

@@samueljohnstone3028 No its been lifted, people coming into the UK from certain countries have to isolate for 14 days though

[@arlocameron7642]

Sorry to be off topic but does someone know of a tool to log back into an instagram account?? I was stupid forgot my login password. I would love any help you can give me.

[@bewhitey]

Those clay marbles are used as lures to attract Aquachiggers down into the Scotland waters so that Nessie can eat them!

[@timroe8471]

I think there ceramic balls used in water treatment plants at the bottom of the tanks.

[@stevebrown3159]

It's possible that those ceramic balls were used in processing glazes for pottery. They're used to grind the glaze components into very fine particles. I know this because I've used them myself. Thanks for all the great adventures.

[@keithanderson862]

Looks like CERAMIC SUPPORT BALLS, used in industry to support catalyst.

[@thomasmcdougall8059]

The balls where musket bullet's

[@RustyNailsadventures]

Wow... the Aquachigger is hunting in my backyard! The marbles may have been from Codd-neck bottles used for carbonated drinks, where the marble sat on a rubber seal to keep the 'fizz' in. The bottle may have been smashed years ago, but the marble remains intact. Glasgow was nothing more than a medieval size village until the boom in tobacco trade from the United States. Did you notice Glasgow streets were built on a US-style grid system which is very unusual for British cities? That indicates how relatively young the city is. Thanks for exploring the River Kelvin. I had wondered about that site for years but never got around to it.

[@jthreeb]

Not going to lie, kinda want that piece of glass with the flower on it!

[@Gingin7321]

Yes! That was my favorite thing he found. ☺

[@theofficialdiamondlou2418]

Ditto !!!!!

[@trolltaker]

@@Gingin7321 He was gonna keep it... "for a little while". LOL!

[@Nina-twinkle]

Me tooooo......Looks like an old paper weight

[@samiller63]

My grandfather was born in Glasgow. On my bucket list of places to go. Would like to see more before you leave.. Good to see a video from ya Chigg!

[@zw5509]

I went to school not 5 minutes from where you were. At that time, if you fell in the Kelvin, you dissolved! Now, they catch Salmon, Sea trout and brown trout in the river. The recovery of the river has been amazing. The river Clyde too. St Mungo founded Glasgow in the 600's AD. Check out the Coat of Arms for the City. Enjoy a McEwan's for me!

[@dermotfitzgerald7523]

St Gerry Mungo

[@zw5509]

@@dermotfitzgerald7523 He founded London, can't you tell?🤔

[@CatalinaThePirate]

😃 McEwan's! Awesome dark ale! Nice suggestion! 😃

[@zw5509]

@@CatalinaThePirate Aye McEwans! The best buy in Beer!

[@CatalinaThePirate]

@@zw5509 I was introduced to McEwan's by the very dear proprietors of a Chicago, Illinois, USA Scots pub and restaurant I frequented in my maaad youth. 😆 Gladly be floating in a tankard of the dark, if I wasn't stuck.in this blasted quarantine. 😛

[@justanotherfreakinchannel9069]

Pineapple?!? Chigg you're in Scotland! That's a thistle homie!!! 🤦😂😂😂🤘

[@geyotepilkington2892]

Huh. I thought it was a Durian

[@jenniferbaker3207]

We got thistles down south too you just don’t see them show on stuff cause there invasive my Dad pulled up one when I was a kid out of the yard you wouldn’t believe the size of the tap root on that sucker!

[@justanotherfreakinchannel9069]

@@jenniferbaker3207 they're actually all over the country, we have them here in the northwest as well! Just thought it was funny cuz they're a national symbol of Scotland and they're everywhere there, I would have thought he'd have known!! 😂😂🤘

[@melin1969]

do the scots know what pineapple is ? i mean you carnt deep fry it far as i know

[@getin3949]

@@jenniferbaker3207 He was talking about the decoration on the roof of the building, not on the ground.

[@Cloxxki]

Can I have a moment of silence for all the epic skipping rocks that were left ignored?

[@kathleenabrahams9687]

Pp000000000000

[@darlenewood9657]

Hey Chigg, those white stone marbles are probably an early version of grapeshot, called gunshot. They were made from 1400s-1700s. I found one as a 10 year old in the sand of a dirt road in the Tidewater Virginia area. For decades I thought it was an Indian marble, until I was walking along my street in Pittsburgh after a water main break and glanced down at the rubble and found the exact same thing--exact same color, weight and diameter. I took them both to a local museum and was told it was grapeshot. Later on, I found several lead ones in my yard. I've tried to figure out if there was a battle there but I've come up with nothing, Also, that square rock with a round hole looks like a prehistoric mace head. I'd go back and get it. You asked how old Glasgow is. Glasgow and the whole of Scotland has been inhabited since prehistoric times. I bet there's hardly a square foot of it that you couldn't find something if you dig down at least 3 feet. I really liked this video and hope you do many more in the British Isles. ,

[@darkwood777]

Seems to me that hardened clay would crumble instantly into powder if it were used as grapeshot.

[@kwakamonkey]

it could be ceramic tumbling media for deburring metal parts www.kramerindustriesonline.com/product/premium-ceramic-tumbling-media/#:~:text=Premium%20Ceramic%20Tumbling%20Media%20is,tight%20areas%20and%20smaller%20parts.

[@almclean4835]

They are clay marbles. I have a few my dad had as a boy, 1930’s. Incidentally he lived in Glasgow.

[@geyotepilkington2892]

@@darkwood777 yep, dont think stone/clay was used as ammo ever. Could be wrong though, im just an American after all xD

[@MrJinglecat]

He is in Scotland, so I doubt it used for the same as in Virginia.

[@ih3047]

Thanks Chigg - we miss your adventures!

[@leannvlewis]

Through the years I don't think you've ever been this quiet for this long. Wishing you well.

[@nancycolegrove2715]

Concerning

[@MichaelJohnson-ml1zd]

Gold coins? You are in Scotland, the land of the thrifty! Apparently 2 Scotsmen fighting over a penny invented copper wire! :) Well done sir you certainly get about.

[@amandapittar9398]

Michael Johnson such an old one, but a good one....

[@donktheclown]

LOL !!

[@jamesjr5500]

Believe that lock was the ignition from a car.

[@415s30]

@old school honour and respect. Yeah ask Craig Ferguson what goes on there!

[@anncece7767]

every time you say "do you see it?"...yeah, I never see it :)

[@Gingin7321]

🤣🤣🤣

[@ogamhunter]

It's so tiny you can't see it and it's blocked by the grass, IF you know what I mean lol. (Roosta).

[@tim9430]

Hey, good to see you during your trip abroad. You've become a regular in my life these days...out there doing the things that for some reason I don't get around to doing myself. Thanks for bringing us along for the ride. Take care.

[@tonymckee1944]

My Scottish heritage is very jealous right now. Enjoy your time in Scotland and thanks for another great video!

[@Thebigmanmetaldetecting]

If I had known you were in my town I could have shown you too some amazing foraging grounds

[@Thebigmanmetaldetecting]

@old school honour and respect. mark

[@Thebigmanmetaldetecting]

@old school honour and respect. not a clue

[@thomasmcconnell2898]

This video is a great example of why I like to watch the Chig. On a lark with a few minutes to spare he makes a quick hunt along a river and finds a number of interesting things, without equipment or fanfare. This encourages me to do the same, as there will always be relics to find wherever mankind spends time. Enjoy your time there Laddie and "don't drop your rock."

[@dermotfitzgerald7523]

good luck finding a discarded coin in Scotland lol. Aye they're a wee bit thrifty

[@johngraham5996]

dermot its a myth, we're generous folk, don't believe all you see on tv!

[@freethinkink13]

The english say were stingy but we just dont like them much. We try to like them but they make it hard.

[@kathleennorton6108]

The Dutch! There's a reason it's called going Dutch.

[@glasgowisblue5366]

@@freethinkink13 They are much different from ourselves.

[@EvaLasta]

14:35 "I'm gonna tell you something that I read .. or at least I think I read.. I might have dreamed it" haha I get that feeling all the time.

[@christopherbraiden6713]

Thanks for the video from Glasgow.nice forceps liked the flower glass too!!😎🐓🐓🇬🇧

[@alabamadixiediggers4714]

WOW !!!! DUDE !!!! my granddad is from Scotland...... Part of his family went to Canada in 44 and part came to the US in 44..... He was in the Army and retired from Lockheed Martin in Atlanta Ga. As a pattern maker..... Made patterns for the gas tank on Black Hawk helicopter.....Thanx Chigg for another great AQUACHIGGER ADVENTURE see ya on the next

[@FOUNDITBURIED]

Another great adventure, Thanks Buddy

[@rachaelleann9847]

Awesome! Turned out perfect and such a beautiful spot! So awesome. More more more

[@billbly1691]

Glad your back we enjoy your channel

[@briansegers674]

Wow! I could watch these all day

[@happydays2863]

Grew up here. It's a wheat sheaf on top of the mill. The flat rocks where used in the 1700 by washer women. A lot has been put into cleaning our rivers and canals in Glasgow the last 30+ yrs. Glasgow is a dear green place again. Hope you enjoyed your visit.

[@CatalinaThePirate]

😃 Heyyyy! I am very happy to see a vid from you! Missed you, this week! Scotland, nice! Leave it to you to get into water, there. 😆 I'm surprised you didn't cause a thunderstorm! 😃 Neat glass piece, with the "flower" - I know you can't keep everything, but if Lindsey likes glass she might like it. 😏 I like the clay "marbles" you found, very cool 😎. No clue what they are, but pretty neat. An earlier post-er suggested you get a McEwan's - and I *heartily* approve of that endorsement! 😃 Thank you very much for posting this vid... Being shut-in like I am, I appreciate your vids a lot! Thank you, thank you, thank you! 😏 Blessings... Be safe, stay healthy! 💕

[@matsjack2]

You have to say silver like Capt Billy Siillvaaa!!! From now til like forever. You and those guys made great videos!! This is an awesome adventure even though you didn’t find gold coins!

[@stewartbuchanan5858]

great to see you back in Scotland, i believe you know my sister in law Wendy fron the last programmes you filmed .. my friend lived in the apartments and indeed it was part of a mill the pineapple finials are sheaves of Barley !! hope you have a great time, Slainte

[@kathleenarcher1233]

Chigg I just heard about the flash flooding in maryland.. Plz stay safe my friend. Love your videos 5he most you teach me so very much abt detecting . I just started detecting last yr. And your videos have helped me so much. Be safe mr chigg.

[@robertboucher2258]

I knew it!!! The Chigg really did lose his marbles ; ) but now he's found some of them again lol

[@scottishdigger4991]

Now now mr chiggs we’re are u at and what you doing in the Bonny Scotland, are you just visiting or doing more tv shows 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💙 welcome to Scotland and we know you will thoroughly enjoy yourself in our rivers

[@joshuataft5541]

Somebody lost there marbles and you found em.. so cool.. great video.. so cool that you r passion for a fun hobby has brought you all over. And your pretty famouse Mr .chigg

[@Cam-dz5sj]

I walked past the river kelvin yesterday haha hi from sunny Scotland Chig

[@advenzures]

Another great episode. Thank you for sharing with us. ✊️

[@katecoombes1000]

My old boss used clay balls in his ball mill. Maybe that's what they are from. Great video Chig.

[@gresvig2507]

Was gonna suggest that, too. If I remember right Glasgow had a big textile industry, and clay spheres like that were commonly used to grind pigment in the mills. Think they were made and shipped in a more coarse form that wasn't as hard to handle. I have a few from an old mill here in NC.

[@darkwood777]

Seems likely.

[@kwakamonkey]

Or for deburring metal parts . Glasgow had a lot of metal working industry that may have used the balls in tumbling machines .

[@frankforrest1597]

They were/are? used in the process of making black powder in a mill/tumbling machine for mixing carbon,sulfer, potassium chloride or salt peter.

[@48thstateprospecting]

Great to see you glad you threw this video up even though your busy still a very enjoyable video thx for sharing see you on the next one👍🏻👊🏻

[@MrSwosh89]

Is it just me or old bricks with writings on them are simply gorgeous? I've seen a video from Rock Custeau and he used them to line the perimeter of his back and front yards, really really cool!

[@dermotfitzgerald7523]

Rock

[@MrSwosh89]

@@dermotfitzgerald7523 errr...what? 😅

[@dermotfitzgerald7523]

@@MrSwosh89 I think you meant Jacques Cousteau not Rock Custeau. Rock is funny tho.

[@dermotfitzgerald7523]

@@MrSwosh89 nvm I didnt know about the channel. Still it is Cousteau not Custeau.

[@dermotfitzgerald7523]

@@MrSwosh89 kzbin.infovideos

[@MsSandraCGL]

That glass with the pattern on it is beautiful

[@cindygrillot3132]

Hey aquachigger, love your videos. I think that piece of glass is awesome!! I like looking on the creek and river banks for rocks with holes in them. Bought my first metal detector after watching you.

[@yourgod666]

I've been subscribed for years and this is the first video of yours that youtube has suggested on my page in at least 2 years

[@dogmosatchmo]

Binge watch a few episodes, and they will start showing up. I had to click on his name for the longest time to see if there were new ones. After a healthy binge, they are peppered in my recommended.

[@jackbowman6849]

I learn so much by watching you hunt for "Treasure". The truth is you are not looking for treasure, you are looking for the past. The answer to the questions, who was here before me? Where did we come from? How did we make it here? In the search for these answers, you find some great treasure in the process, and maybe a few answers. If you hunt for gold coins you may end up sad with most of your efforts, but if you hunt for the past you will possibly find an answer, and a gold coin or two. Thank you, Aquachigger!

[@smurf_mammma2401]

Awesome chig I really like the mud larking things

[@thedukesadventures4323]

Love to see you do more over here 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧 👍🏻

[@gregfreshwaters.4363]

Chig you are 5 minutes from my house 😀 if you have time go to the botanic gardens and follow the kelvin right round you will see and find loads of treasures! You are about 20 minutes away from the Erskine bridge, that’s on the river Clyde and you will find clay pipes, bottles and if you have your detector - bullets the closer you head out of Glasgow towards Dumbarton along the Clyde the more you will find.

[@giseledeangelis8355]

Your are right about the earthworms. Learned that in my Daughters of the American Revolution meeting. Great interest!

[@jamesbarisitz4794]

That last item reminds me of a car horn. Have a beer and a chunk of baked salmon with a salad at the pub. Fun times. 👍

[@marcs990]

Yeah I think those r not marbles but used to polish metals in tumblers, hope u found Glasgow ok. I know their r some VERY rough places but also some fantastic architecture

[@marcosrios264]

Thanks for letting us try to spot the find. It's a toss up. Sometimes i like to search for it other times i am like" show us already!" lol

[@gordonreynolds4599]

Been a while. Good to see you again. Safe travels!

[@carolbonnell6675]

Chiggs awesome! ❤️

[@daleleibfried8648]

The glass marble reminded me of a railroad marble. Used to roll crates and such while loading and unloading

[@dogmosatchmo]

We miss you Chigg!! Stay safe on your adventure.😎

[@stevierenfrewshire2237]

Good to see your back in Glasgow Chigg, if you want to visit Paisley Abbey or go bottle digging at weekend let me know 😀

[@sandiscuriousthings257]

So good to get a video from you!! Enjoyed it!

[@normawinton6832]

Nice clay marbles! And some relics too! Have fun in Scotland Chigg!

[@Britishmarksman1304]

Been with ya for a while but not really looked into ya channel much haha glad im getting more into it look forward for more videos honestly keep going chigg 👍🏻

[@KernRiverRichesYT]

Just wanted to say thank you @aquachigger for subscribing to my channel I really appreciate it

[@brian70Cuda]

I have feeling Chigg, you do not know how cool you really are:) Not to swell your head or anything. Love what you do and thank you for your work! I can not thank you enough for the detecting info I have learned from you over the years my friend.

[@jell-oputin8036]

“Shut” the front door. A new Chigg video! Awesome 😎

[@frankforrest1597]

Chigg, cracks in Virginia, Maryland, Maine, now you've gone over seas to Scotland to root around in their cracks. I think you have a crack fetish 🤔 lol, great stuff, have fun over there and be safe 😉 "Dirty hands are happy hands" 👍✌🖖

[@aprilp.4530]

Would love a collab video of you and The Northern Mudlarks! Loved seeing a surprise video from you. I've missed the multiple videos a week! Keep em coming.

[@debbiesineath1952]

Thanks Ghigg for a new video.

[@maorimana]

Having a few beers in Glasgow priceless be an amazing trip late summer hope your enjoying it 👍

[@richardwarnock2789]

Good to see the Ghigg!!!

[@Mustangkev918]

I haven’t visited my KZbin subscriptions in awhile, I’d always watch recommended vids, glad I’m back to the Aquachigger

[@Kylehs07]

Wow!! I love the marbles and the pipe, you dont often find pipes as old as that in scotland!!!!! I live near Glasgow, I never thought there would be anything in that river at all!! Oooh! The glass marble is in fact a codd marble from inside a codd bottle!! I know of an amazing place to mudlark near Glasgow where there are just bottle scattered everywhere ( mostly 40s-60s beers but a few nice early ones too! ) Also in relation to another comment, the clay marbles are victorian and were mostly just for playing I think but maybe ballast for ships ( I heard that from somewhere! ) :) :) :)

[@achilliaroberso9366]

WoW 😲 great finds.. hope you enjoy Scotland, they fish for salmon it is popular in Scotland as bs can see it jump ..

[@muckhunter]

You are 20 min from me..... gutted.. hope you find loads of river treasure

[@bonesstones6584]

They're fishing for brown trout, they have peanut eyes and corn for teeth!

[@ChillinLikeAVillain1210]

River kelvin is mostly a salmon river. Those lures were flying c salmon lures

[@ONAPAL3HORS3986]

That glass bit you found is a cut off from when they did a wrap on a piece of glass and then trimmed off the bit where the pattern didn't go all the way.

[@colinmaceachern9]

The river Kelvin is a tributary of the river Clyde. In recent years it has turned into a good salmon river and holds a good head of wild trout. Glasgow is well worth a visit the majority of the museums are free public access. I'm fortunate enough to live 45 minutes from the city.

[@WeirdBobsparanormal]

Missed ya chigg great video 🤠

[@joeburrows6]

Tell you are in Scotland lol broken off car key barrel. Chucked out the window as they nicked the car. Welcome back to Britain chig. Are you doing another series. ?

[@scratchoffgal2016]

AquaChigger! First time long time.... we've been watching you since before the channel name change 🤣🤣🤗👍 well guess what! We finally have metal detectors and going out tonight! See what the holiday crowd left behind 🤣👍 thanks for the years of awesome videos!

[@colinhunter1910]

welcome to scotland i hope you enjoyed your time here

[@MetalDetectingJem]

Your fans miss ya! Hope you're having a grand time and stay safe out there!

[@jeanburkhart2682]

On that brassy thing with the threads you found next to what you thought was a musket bar. That looked a lot like a handle we used in the press room. We had two of them two screw into the blade of our guillotine cutter to hang it then fix it in place.

[@nancysadirondackart50]

That was a cob bottle marble - the clay marbles use to be used as playing marbles (before glass marbles - I think

[@getin3949]

NOPE, COD bottle marbles were greenish, clear glass, not clay.

[@budrohammbone2806]

Have Big Fun Beau !

[@richardwarnock2789]

Cod marble two pieces a horn maybe Clay marbles thanks for the Aquaghigger in Scotland Adventures!!!; )

[@katalinas9264]

Enjoy Scotland! Lucky man.

[@theberkshiresmatreasurehun5337]

Great little adventure love to watch the master himself in action . I just go my first major metal detecting permission the longest running fairground in America 1842 to 1997 should be all kinda goodies

[@cdiamonds1626]

Hey chigg it's great you are in the UK! If you're coming sussex at all? And have a day or 2 spare i know some places for detecting or bottle digging just say the word man keep up the good work 👍

[@rastamanralph6670]

Probably fishing for trout,sea trout and salmon.👍😉

[@joeylandry4933]

This is the kind of stuff that we love, the chigg freestyling🙂

[@ronaldroseborough9507]

Glad to see you back. I don’t think I could have held my breath any longer.

[@DeLarssons]

the long metalpiece with the funny design is probably a piston for an engine :)

[@Carrie_.]

Welcome to Glasgow! If your can, get the train to Bowling or Dumbarton just a bit further on. About 20 mins from Glasgow. Plenty of shoreline and things to explore. You could head to Dumbarton Rock as a starting point. Probably not much to find in the Kelvin these days. Have a great time here! 😀

[@Carrie_.]

Ok I didn't realise this was filmed weeks ago and your long home by now! Hope you enjoyed your trip 👍

[@coinholeo2253]

The marbles I think are cob bottle stoppers,thats why cob bottles are hard to find.Kids used to break the bottles so they could play marbles with the stoppers!

[@livefreedig3047]

Have a great time in Glasgow. My Dad was born and raised in Grenock not too far from there. So as they say in Scotland; Cheerio!

[@jackiesmithsmetaldetecting]

Hi Beau i didn't know you were over here :) @1.45 was that a antler? Johns Mum is from there. Not sure how long you are here for but welcome to come on a dig with us. @21.18 glass marble is from the old bottles as a stopper. stay safe and best wishes

[@michaelhargis7036]

Where ya been Chigg? How about a word or response from you, know you're ok. You don't normally just disappear without a trace.

[@leannvlewis]

Yes, if anybody hears about him please let us know here in the comments.

[@spotonmetaldetecting5024]

Great finds!

[@hikerx9366]

Hey CHIGG.... Loved the video that one thing you found at the end looked like a car horn. I'd love to search that shoreline.

[@rogerdempsey7227]

Will only the chigger can go around the world and find Scissors snips can't beat that 👍🥃

[@randyscj429]

Hello Chigg, Hope ya are having fun. Glenlivet or Glenfiddich (sp?) I'd recommend to try while there, and the really good stuff we can't get/afford over here! Glad ya finally found your marbles!!!🤣 Be safe, take care, "God Bless", sincerely, Randy. 👍👍🙏🏻😇👊

[@DavidWardle]

Good to see you in Scotland, you're only about 40 miles from me, I'm in Fife, just 20 minutes from Edinburgh. Hope you have a great time here. Oh, those lures you found are called flying C's

[@theofficialdiamondlou2418]

Don’t get to close to the Corona ... lol. The clay balls could be for polishing , but that blown glass is awesome !!!! Maybe a paper weight ? Beautiful rose in it. I’d keep it.