Searching Peaks And Dales
Treasure Hunting magazine|September 2017

I was the last of three generations to farm our tiny 120 acre Peak District hill farm which nestled into the side of Wallcliff Hill 1200 feet above sea level. In fact, the tiny hamlet, of which it was a part, was filled with various family members including mum and dad, aunties and uncles and my brothers.

 
Kevin Critchlow
Searching Peaks And Dales

Ironically the family began to run out of names for our farm. Our place was in the middle, and the one opposite owned by a family friend affectionately known as ‘Dill’ had already claimed that name so my farm was known as Upper and Lower farm. You need to be imaginative to make up a name like that! Of course these picturesque little farming hamlets are pretty common in the Derbyshire Peak District inhabited by just a couple of families. The scenery is stunning but the living, particularly for a farmer is very hard.

So it came as a real surprise to me when my dad, then suffering with multiple sclerosis and limited to his armchair by the fire, told me the story of how he had found his very own hoard of treasure.

Dad was a pragmatic soul, he worked hard on the farm all his life, battling the elements and eking out a living from a few sheep and a small herd of Frisian milking cows. When he was just 12 he set off across the fields to fetch the horse for his dad.

This was before the time when everyone had a tractor and the horse was needed to pull the cart ready for hay making. The field he trekked across was no smooth piece of verdant pasture; it was punctuated by hollows and mounds the reminders of a time when lead mining was the main occupation here. He was trudging along and he was suddenly overcome with the strangest urge to start digging with his bare hands in one of the hollows. There amazingly, he found eight gold sovereigns, all stacked one on top of the other. He rushed back home and returned with a shovel and dug frantically in the hope of finding more treasure, but that was it, no more coins were found.

To this very day I still have my share of that same treasure; two sovereigns dated 1884 and 1894 which he left to me when he died (Fig.1).

هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة September 2017 من Treasure Hunting magazine.

ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.

هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة September 2017 من Treasure Hunting magazine.

ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.

المزيد من القصص من TREASURE HUNTING MAGAZINE مشاهدة الكل
New Detector Network – ‘A Treasure Unearthed for Detectorists'
Treasure Hunting magazine

New Detector Network – ‘A Treasure Unearthed for Detectorists'

www.detectornetwork.com is a new online platform that has recently been launched for both beginners and experienced detectorists to share their finds, advice and learn even more about this exciting hobby.

time-read
2 mins  |
September 2020
Only a Bit of Lead
Treasure Hunting magazine

Only a Bit of Lead

As in common with most people, when asked if they have found anything, the reply can often be “Oh, only a bit of lead.”

time-read
5 mins  |
September 2020
My Great Uncle Joseph's Anglo-Saxon Sword
Treasure Hunting magazine

My Great Uncle Joseph's Anglo-Saxon Sword

My Great Uncle Joseph’s Anglo-Saxon Sword

time-read
3 mins  |
September 2020
Roman Lead Ingot Update
Treasure Hunting magazine

Roman Lead Ingot Update

I would just like to update readers of Treasure Hunting magazine with some further information about the Roman lead ingot I found back in September 2019.

time-read
2 mins  |
September 2020
The Westbury Sub-Mendip Roman Hoard
Treasure Hunting magazine

The Westbury Sub-Mendip Roman Hoard

The Westbury Sub-Mendip Roman Hoard

time-read
7 mins  |
September 2020
The Family Hoard
Treasure Hunting magazine

The Family Hoard

It was the end of the second week of the school summer holidays in 2019.

time-read
3 mins  |
September 2020
Remembering the 1970s
Treasure Hunting magazine

Remembering the 1970s

Remembering the 1970s

time-read
10+ mins  |
September 2020
No More Moon Boots?
Treasure Hunting magazine

No More Moon Boots?

In more than four decades of detecting, the weather and varying soil conditions have all had a huge influence on the level of my enjoyment of this noble hobby.

time-read
2 mins  |
September 2020
My A-Z of Detecting
Treasure Hunting magazine

My A-Z of Detecting

Part 1: A-G

time-read
10+ mins  |
September 2020
Lost and Found?
Treasure Hunting magazine

Lost and Found?

There have been several instances over my long detecting career where, not only has it has been a delight to be able to help people who have lost things, but also a great thrill when such losses are returned to their owners. I have several memories of such occurrences.

time-read
2 mins  |
September 2020