April 2026 Finds Competition Winners
Congratulations to the winners of April’s Find Competition. There were some fabulous entries again, which makes it a very tough choice every month for the judges. Winning Finds below, along with a selection of other entries the judges thought worthy of a mention. Well done everyone! There’s still time to enter May’s competition which is […]
Find of the Month
NCMD Member, Paul M, entered this very interesting Roman Bird statue into last months Finds Competition. Potentially a religious artefact which may have been a staff terminal or finial. While it wasn’t the overall winner in last month’s Finds Competition, it created a very interesting conversation between the judges. One judge said this reminded them […]
March 2026 Finds Competition Winners
Congratulations to the winners of March’s Find Competition. There were some fabulous entries again, which makes it a very tough choice every month for the judges. Winning Finds below, along with a selection of other entries the judges thought worthy of a mention. Well done everyone! There’s still time to enter April’s competition which is […]
Planning Review Proposal
For some years, the NCMD has been pushing for a metal detecting survey to become part of the planning process. With the technology we now have in place, we could ensure that all land that is earmarked for construction could have a detecting survey carried out by our members. This would ensure that artefacts and […]
February 2026 Finds Competition Winners
Congratulations to the winners of February’s Find Competition. Yet another tough round of judging, all of the entries were fabulous as always. Winning finds below along with a selection of other entries the judges thought worthy of a mention. Well done everyone! There’s still time to enter March’s competition which is open until 31st. So […]
January 2026 Finds Competition Winners
Congratulations to the winners of January’s Find Competition. All the judges agreed that is was another tough round of judging, with some fabulous entries. Winners shown below along with a selection of other entries the judges thought worthy of a mention. Well done everyone! There’s still time to enter February’s competition which is open until […]
December Finds Competition Winners
Congratulations to the winners of December’s Find Competition. Another great month of entries, with some fabulous finds. The winning entries are below along with a selection of other entries the judges thought worthy of a mention. Well done everyone! There’s still time to enter January’s competition which is open until 31st. So get your finds […]
November Finds Competition Winners
Congratulations to the winners of November’s Find Competition. Yet again our members have entered some fantastic finds. The winning entries are below along with a selection of other entries the judges thought worthy of a mention. Well done everyone! There’s still time to enter December’s competition which is open until 31st. So get your finds […]
Changes to Treasure Trove Scotland
Dave Crisp – NCMD Communications Officer, recently interviewed Emily Freeman – Treasure Trove Manager about the changes and improvements to Treasure Trove Scotland. Watch the interview to see what this will mean for anyone metal detecting in Scotland.
October Finds Competition Winners
Congratulations to the winners of October’s Find Competition. Yet another stressful month for the judges, trying to pick a winner from all the amazing entries. Our Judges meeting video is available to watch below. The judges are now busy picking this year’s overall winner with a prize pot of £500 for each category. The November […]
