Return to the medieval trackway!

Back in the medieval trackway in sunny Perthshire, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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[@Ravendale9]

Thanks! We look forward to you fun & informative videos here in snowy Vermont! Have a hot coffee and feel better!

[@thescottishdetectorist]

Much appreciated, thanks for your generosity

[@adztaylor2277]

The ringpull....1983...Tizer lol... and a BOAT (bit of a tractor). One of those scrappy days but still a couple of nice finds John. HH and that motherload of silver Denarius awaits in the Roman field we hope.

[@09Countryman]

Morning John, maybe the iron object is an old flat iron? Minus the handle.

[@patodwyer275]

The piece of iron at 4.50 is called a slug,used for ironing and pressing your clothes it fitted into a hand held iron, you warmed it up first Victorian times.

[@susanbdusan2785]

I just learned something new! Thanks.

[@patodwyer275]

@@susanbdusan2785 your welcome.

[@sme_sage1241]

That was my thought, too.

[@belindanicholson6549]

enjoyed another history lesson, great finds, get rid of that cold, plenty of vitamin C

[@redparrot9489]

“Twiddly knob” is going to be my go-to insult for this week. You are the best. 💕💕🇨🇦💕💕

[@oldplucker1]

As Pat O’Dwyer said at 4:50 agree Slug for an old type clothes iron. Was heated and inserted into the iron.👍

[@alwoodsmodellingmayhem]

Is that a flat iron at 4:46 my friend? They used to have a handle and when these were heated on a stove they would use them to iron clothes, part of the handle had a wooden surround to reduce the transfer of heat, but quite often you had to wrap a cloth around the handle so you didn't burn yourself. Thanks for taking us along again my friend.👍👍

[@sjohnson1776]

Very nice! Thank you for bringing us along!

[@TC-tn9tb]

binge watching all your vids now, i find them super interesting thanks for sharing your adventures.

[@thescottishdetectorist]

Enjoy the back catalogue and thanks for watching

[@guyj3025]

Object at 6 min looks like a brass wardrobe fitting used to hold the hanging rails in place, as I am sure you know, back in the day big bits of unwanted furniture were just burnt in the corner of a field. The ring could be a posy ring if there is writing inside - probably 17th C.

[@5against4]

When turning on the pointer, leave it against the ground to GB it. Just a tip for ya.👍🎧⛏️

[@ellenzadalis1801]

Always enlightening and enjoyable! Thank you for sharing your adventures with us. The growth of your channel, makes my heart sing, your hard work is paying off!

[@emwarner6650]

Ah what a great film, so interesting, I'm always rooting for you to find something fabulous. I'm in bed recovering from a nasty virus wishing I was in that field digging holes !

[@gitmoholliday5764]

Just found a set of 70's Fondue forks in the shed ( without detector coil ) Good morning all 🖐🤓

[@eileenpritchard9154]

😀😆😁🧐

[@ritamahlberg8602]

That triangular iron thing could be the interchangeable inner part of an iron to iron clothes.

[@patodwyer275]

Your right it's called a slug.Early Victorian.

[@johnodon1968]

I come here for the "weee rub-a-dub". Just hearing that makes me smile. :D

[@MegaDknox]

Great video. Your triangle piece looks like a sad iron without the handle.

[@budrohammbone2806]

Well done. Being from the South Eastern US the ancient relics you find are particularly amazing. Thank You for sharing.

[@xCLUNKx]

Your videos are fantastic brother, love from Manchester. Found my 1st gold the other day 1829 George iiii full sovereign 22ct BEAUTY!!

[@thescottishdetectorist]

Wow 🤩 amazing… well found. I’m still waiting but live in hope!

[@janecroft4896]

Great start to my Sunday. Thank you John.

[@donreed417]

The triangular object was the bottom of a sad iron. Used to iron clothes after being heated on a stove. I believe the half round object was half of a older rifle scope ring. Good hunt

[@KidDig]

Lead & Iron... looks like the top of a midevil pool cue! 😊

[@dgb56bgd]

Great content sir. I always enjoy your program. Those metal “junk” pieces could be ancient artifacts…bc I think they are…lol. Blessings. Keep sharing your adventures with us. Thanks.

[@thescottishdetectorist]

Haha 😆 you never know!!! One man’s junk is another man’s treasure

[@peterkordziel7047]

Love your videos, and I have an educated guess about that Lead-wrapped iron object. It was fired from a gun, it's an extremely early armour piercing round. F.L.O. I think. Great work, and please stay warm and eat well out there.

[@rolandtomkellam9306]

Could you possibly be a history teacher in your profession? Your knowledge of European and especially. British history is awesome. I enjoy your explanations of coins and relics as much as I do your detecting skills. I just recently became a subscriber and I am very much impressed with your channel.

[@uncletiggermclaren7592]

The brass or bronze fitting at 6:00 is a pivoting bush from something like a slurry spreader or a weedkiller spreader. You will have seen them driving along with their booms lifted up either side of the tractor, so they can fit down roads and through gates. When they get to their place of work, the booms are lowered, and as that happens, the bush surface slides along one of the tubes, and the nub ( there would have been a second one opposite it ) allows the bush to turn as the angle changes. And the fitting is at the end of a strong rod that supports the extended boom like a triangle.

[@johnvanzandt2040]

Almost 20k subscribers now wow that is great. Your knowledge of history is impressive and part of the reason for your success in my opinion. Hope that your channel will continue to grow and prosper.

[@suellendunlop2029]

This afternoon I watched an old KZbin video from another channel from detectival last year and there was you, Marty and Pete being interviewed and asked what you thought the mystery item was. Nice to see all your faces and you without your beanie, scarf and headphones on. Another great video despite all the junk. Take care and have a lovely Sunday.

[@thescottishdetectorist]

Many thanks Suellen! Yes that would have been Si-finds the Mudlark. I met @si-finds at Detectival and have watched him for years and he very kindly did a little piece on us!

[@visitscotlandtours1]

Wow 😮

[@nikkia9506]

Sheffield loves Mary. She spent most of her captivity here, in the castle and in Manor Lodge. Her bedroom on the Manor is still intact, and has an amazing plasterwork ceiling (all I can say is she must have been incredibly nimble, because she managed to get up that narrow and steep spiral staircase, despite being around 6 feet tall and wearing a dress! There's also a timber framed pub at the bus station called the Queen's Head, with a picture of Mary on the sign. It used to belong to Sheffield Castle, which used it as an outdoor banqueting spot when out hunting on the Park. Mary would've used it regularly.

[@joanhamilton2651]

Enjoy watching you dig Scotland. Take care of yourself.

[@Smitty3167]

Great video as always

[@jameslusco6653]

I think it was a good hunt and i had fun watching. See you on the next fellas

[@wolfdog7265]

The old trackway, where medieval people used to do burn out’s with their medieval handcarts. Where certain herbs where exchanged to boost the horses to 1.5 HP.

[@richardsmith5700]

That big coin doesn't have a deep enough rim to be a cartwheel; I reckon you've got a different but equally nice coin. Great channel by the way 👍

[@andymorris3523]

The Cartwheel pennies were made at Matthew Bolton's Soho manufactory (mint) in Birmingham. Much of this still exists. It was one of the first places to do mass manufacturing including buttons and coins. Boulton worked in collaboration with James Watt to produce steam powered machinery at his Birmingham manufactory.

[@thescottishdetectorist]

Thanks for that extra info Andy. I didn’t know that. Much appreciated

[@alwoodsmodellingmayhem]

Is that what became known as Avery's Andy, down by Black Patch Park? 👍👍

[@andymorris3523]

​@@alwoodsmodellingmayhem yes it was.

[@idigdaytona4478]

Another fun hunt !

[@Jennifer.A1]

Always a pleasure to have a Sunday in Perthshire! 😍

[@egonkattnig6551]

The big triangular iron chunk seems to me being part of the boat-shaped iron piece which was heated up in open fire and then inserted in a smoothing-iron! Greetings from Carinthia/Austria!

[@thescottishdetectorist]

Many thanks Egon. Much appreciated

[@stephenbyrne6803]

Thanks again. Looking forward to the next video.

[@oldplucker1]

Hi John, really goid vids👍 21:54 I think you would probably easily get 2 pints for a penny back then!

[@robstone9628]

I really liked the trash compilation at the end, really puts your good finds into perspective.

[@thescottishdetectorist]

Thanks Rob. There was a lot more I can tell you!! A very very junky field

[@michaelclarke-rn7eo]

Hi John Very entertaining as usual , looking forward to your next ventures

[@smoggysearcher3852]

Another great video as always John thanks for sharing your finds and keep up the hard work mate 👍

[@carolh9734]

If you remember the johnny cash song "one bit at a time" with the tractor related items you find you'll be able to put together a little Gray Fergie.

[@garysmith1178]

Good to see you're recovering John. The glories and realities of metal detecting at the end 😉😂👍

[@gotherefindout]

Fantastic. I am doing a similar thing here in British Columbia Canada. I liveaboard a sailboat and this year I will be tracing the stop over anchorages of Pirate Sir Francis Drake who was tossing around gold/silver coins to native villages along the coast of BC in the hopes of establishing support for an English presence (not Spanish) here. I will be using a Deus 2 and a PI built in England. One such coin of these coins was located on a City of Victoria beach. This helped a professor to prove Sir Francis Drake was the first European here. See the book: "Secret Voyage of Sir Francis Drake.

[@Bartyron]

14:26 could be the remanence of a shaft with still some white metal bearing around it. Such bearings are tin based and also called 'Babbit'.

[@sailordx2]

So I've read that if put the tip of your pinpointer in the soil then turn it on it is actually sort of ground balancing it so it will help with that false chirping. Works for me.

[@WildwoodTV]

Again, great history lesson around the turner coin at 24:15 & nearly 20k subs - well done! 👍

[@paulinesalinas9443]

😂 Sorry to laugh and I love watching you dig up the Roman and silver coins usually but quite heartening to see we’re not the only one to dig mostly aluminium and general rubbish! 👍

[@paulsamfreya785]

Another great video, best detecting videos on KZbin by a mile

[@rexmundi8154]

The lead over iron thing might be the anchor for a gate hinge pin or similar metal piece that needed to be anchored into a hole in stone. Basically a lead sleeve was put in the hole then the iron was driven in. The lead gets squeezed into the irregular hole and locks the pin in.

[@Thecointamer]

the iron and lead part is probably from a snapped wall railing, the lead was used to cast them in, like modern day resin.

[@pixelpatter01]

At 14:32 it may be the lead was used to fill up a hole in a piece of machinery or plough so that a rivet or bolt already in the hole could be used. Lead was often used to fill in gaps as it could be poured in or hammered in with simple tools.

[@davidparadis490]

In 2000 years they'll be ecstatic to dig a can

[@stjbananas]

Watching from St John US Virgin Islands. Love your channel!

[@robertnoble4865]

Another great episode! Looking forward to the next one!!

[@thescottishdetectorist]

Much appreciated Robert. Many thanks

[@paulinesalinas9443]

Just watching your vid and re the Carrot, did you know there’s a setting on it that sounds as yours did when your near your find but when you actually touch it it makes a siren sound! Only discovered it yesterday but it’s a massive help 😂

[@rolandtomkellam9306]

The triangle of iron, looks very much like an old 1800's flat iron that was heated on top of the wood stove and then used to iron out wrinkles in clothes.

[@Sh4d0w20]

we went yesterday and found a nice fibula of german origin as well as an unidentified coin from possibly that era. It was just right next to the roman prick spur and we are thinking that maybe a battle took placeß we also found alot of bronze sheet metal that could have been some sort of armor plating. Before we left we found a silver "1 Krone" and when we checked for info about it we realised that somehow the official 130 year old coins are still available for 20€ brand new from the official state owned store which was a pretty big let down :D but hey we found something as old as roman stuff so we are happy about it also before we went to the car i had an amazing signal for silver - dug it out and it was a shiny silverish, coin looking thing... and when i pulled it out of the ground.. it was just an older bottlecap :( Btw. thanks to your information about the led pieces we also think there was some sort of smithing and smelting operation going on in that area

[@squeakysynthrave8933]

I love it that you know your history x

[@thescottishdetectorist]

Many thanks, glad you enjoy and that education I got wasn’t for nothing 😂

[@glendamears3618]

COOL gadgets

[@dgb56bgd]

I think that pin is not a tractor part…it’s a part from a medieval golf cart…yep…sure thing. Blessings y’all, from a fan in Tennessee.

[@thescottishdetectorist]

Much appreciated!! 😆 many thanks

[@emilygarwood1373]

Getting closer to 20k. Thanks for another great adventure.

[@thescottishdetectorist]

Many thanks Emily! Growing fast and thanks for the support

[@tonilauge5786]

Medieval trackway of scrap galore! Oh dear Understandble John has exclusive rights To the Gallowes🤤No silver today. Got A bit shaken yesterday. A fellow detectorist Has bought a new Minelab Manticore! 1800£ !! Really hope that pays out😜🔝❤️

[@phillippayne8170]

Lead and iron could be part of a hinge they used lead to set it in masonry just a thought 👍🇦🇺

[@DavidMartin-gx8yl]

Loving your videos, only started watching about 2 weeks ago so trying to catch up. Not only do I enjoy seeing what you’ve found but also your extensive history knowledge which I feel I’m also being educated as well. I know you do some work for VisitScotland but what else do you do? Did you study history at university?

[@bnj9636]

Hi John, Thanks again for sharing your adventures on video, I recall reading up on cartwheel pennies after finding one years ago , you mention " they were big & heavy" (timeline 22:01) that's probably because they weighed in at 1oz. I spotted your ooops at 19:11 ref Prince Albert. Looking forward to future episodes of your adventures - cheers .

[@Skooty68]

That on Martins lead bit is an Oak leaf

[@thescottishdetectorist]

Thanks for that much appreciated

[@alfonsoacereto8558]

Iron with lead around it is probably some kind of plug , possibly for an oil pan on farming equipment ?

[@cathymora9106]

You poor puppy of a person. FEEL BETTER SOON!

[@David_11111]

yay what did you find :)

[@thescottishdetectorist]

Thanks David hope you enjoyed

[@cdmikie]

We call the 1980s pull tabs beaver tails in Canada for how they look.

[@terryt.1643]

The triangular piece looked like an old iron insert, but you said it was broken off, so maybe just a tractor bit like you said… Love watching, thanks!

[@joholly1951]

Top of a pool cue.

[@thescottishdetectorist]

It does look like that doesn’t it

[@markjohnnojohnson5352]

14:36 medieval snooker tip😊

[@jillianfortuna2348]

👍

[@alanlucas2886]

morning john

[@thescottishdetectorist]

Morning Alan! First again 🥇

[@alanlucas2886]

it shows the notice works lol

[@petercoene5930]

at 19:15, did you just call Albert the "wife" of Queen Victoria? I mean, I've heard rumors about the guy's proclivities but given the piercing that got named after him I'm not sure "wife" is the right word to do with.

[@Magnet.M.A.D]

Hi John it’s Roger again. Hope you’re well buddy. Absolutely loving your channel immensely. It fascinates me the information that you tell us about the history of things. I said to my wife you must have a degree in history or something. Is this the case or are you self taught?

[@webes7]

The object before the ring is a part from a fork or spoon

[@davidlewis9068]

Ok what a difference from the Roman field. Nice hunt just the same.

[@ericawollmuth5055]

Iron wrapped in lead, could be an armour piercing bullet. Possibly from an aircraft.

[@thescottishdetectorist]

Oooh that would be good 👍 thanks

[@andreawashnak630]

It's Tues morn in USA, but nothing posted by you. I miss my dose of Scottish digger

[@stephenedwards3095]

Steel and lead mix was added to gold/silver ore during smelting

[@Tenmilsochet14]

💪

[@thescottishdetectorist]

Morning ☀️

[@Tenmilsochet14]

@@thescottishdetectorist morning mate.. Hope all is well. 👍👍🇮🇪

[@janicerichardson4878]

Hi I wonder if I could ask a question, I live in fife and am in process of getting a permission to metal detect on a local farm. So question, how do you decide what finds to share with the farmer, what is of monetary value, or historic value do you show the farmer your finds on a regular basis. I have only had one other permission and farmer wanted to see all finds, thank you in anticipation.

[@thescottishdetectorist]

Hi Janice. The deal is 50/50. The majority of what you find has no monetary value but often it’s of great interest to the landowner as it’s often been a family farm for generations so often I’ll label up various coins and aritfacts into little envelopes and give them to the farmer

[@johnfrench8714]

4 minutes in that iron lump looks like a flat iron missing it's handle to me?

[@shaunshunt]

That is a bit of an old clothes iron, it’s the heated insert.

[@greggiles7309]

its Autumn in Auckland, New Zealand, still humid,

[@janet-leeedsuk2024]

Prince Albert, the wife of Queen Victoria 😂 Oops!xx

[@thescottishdetectorist]

Haha 😂 🤯sometimes this brain of mine has a meltdown

[@sme_sage1241]

That was a wee bit funny 😉😂

[@STU666V]

Hi. What maps do you use or website for the old sites etc? Love your videos keep it up 😎👏

[@thescottishdetectorist]

Side by side mapping is good but Canmore is also helpful

[@STU666V]

Thank you. Am up in Aberdeenshire. Haven't done much detecting. I like gold prospecting too when I get time.

[@fiberotter]

LOL....Albert was not the wife of Victoria!

[@stuartchambers7467]

John, why is the medieval trackway darker than the rest of the field after it's been ploughed out for hundreds of years?

[@garfieldverdine8777]

A JOUST javelin tip

[@budrohammbone2806]

just a thought, maybe a collaboration with one of the more popular US based guy's (detectorist) may provide a boost to your channel subs. AquaChigger (Beau Ouimette) or the Hoover Boys...... I expect anyone you invited would leap at a chance to detect with You. I would bring a flyrod and wave from what ever river is around. Have an Excellent Day !

[@alexwinter6720]

Other way round they should be reaching out to John! Americas history compared to the fields of perthshire are nothing!

[@paulsamfreya785]

Do you have a patreon or similar? I'd be happy to contribute towards your videos

[@jameszurbriggen7815]

Was the lead metal piece a envelope seal stamp

[@thescottishdetectorist]

It could be James. I’ll need to have a re-look at it! Many thanks