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Jersey's monument 'damaged by detectorist'
Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2019 4:32 pm
by lee greagsbey
"Jersey's 5,000-year-old monument 'damaged by detectorist'"
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-jersey-47538783
Re: Jersey's monument 'damaged by detectorist'
Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2019 9:47 pm
by PhilD
Cheers Lee
I don't know if the site had any warning signs on display but if not they may have helped, as would a camera to nail the guy?
The sign doesn't have to flag up that it's a scheduled site which may attract hawkers.
Re: Jersey's monument 'damaged by detectorist'
Posted: Wed Mar 13, 2019 6:33 pm
by lee greagsbey
To be honest I have no idea Phil... sadly I believe the people that do this won't be deterred unless there are harder penalties and punishments implemented...
And again by the way...
"Mystery digger ruins 5,000-year-old dolmen"
https://www.bailiwickexpress.com/jsy/ne ... IlXf3SnzqC
Re: Jersey's monument 'damaged by detectorist'
Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2019 4:02 am
by Old Git John
We all hope that the offender/s get caught, and that the full weight of the law is brought into play.
Long prison sentence, loss of their equipment, plus a huge fine. If convicted their ugly mugs will
be on the police national computer for the rest of their days.
Re: Jersey's monument 'damaged by detectorist'
Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2019 1:40 pm
by the-roman
I wonder how they came to the conclusion this damage was detector related? there are no signs of 'spoil' or 'plugs' to suggest it was dug out. looks more like badgers or some other animal leaving this mess if you ask me
Re: Jersey's monument 'damaged by detectorist'
Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2019 3:53 pm
by IronRon
They do Look like animal scratching.Long & shallow.
Re: Jersey's monument 'damaged by detectorist'
Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2019 7:18 pm
by Jellytussle
Perhaps this was why they thought it was a detectorist and not a badger?
'A man was spotted "illegally" using a detector and a trowel at the grade 1 listed archaeological site, Jersey Heritage (JH) said.'
Re: Jersey's monument 'damaged by detectorist'
Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2019 7:22 pm
by dig-it-pete
He was seen in the bushes!!
Re: Jersey's monument 'damaged by detectorist'
Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2019 8:10 pm
by lee greagsbey
dig-it-pete wrote:He was seen in the bushes!!
Re: Jersey's monument 'damaged by detectorist'
Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2019 6:26 am
by lee greagsbey
And again...
"Metal detectorist destroys 5,000-year-old tomb while digging for treasure"
Read more:
https://metro.co.uk/2019/03/14/metal-de ... to=cbshare
Re: Jersey's monument 'damaged by detectorist'
Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2019 8:19 am
by the-roman
Really stupid thing to do and gives as ALL a bad name.
Re: Jersey's monument 'damaged by detectorist'
Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2019 9:37 am
by lee greagsbey
Yes roman sure is...
unfortunately a few media sources have started to jump on this stories bandwagon and portray us all negatively. I can only think that it's due to the rising popularity of metal detecting in the media, as you know I am posting constant stories to do with metal detecting and treasure finds combined with the tv shows such as detectorists and digging for Britian, no matter how much we enjoy them it's a double edged sword and most positive actions also have a negative reaction...
Re: Jersey's monument 'damaged by detectorist'
Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2019 2:28 pm
by Firthy77
Very sad to see :0(