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Title: Cardiff SCAN Rally - Chepstow 5th September 2010 Post by: Neil on September 05, 2010, 04:52:40 PM I am sure an official report will follow later from Karl or Peter, but heres my two hammered pennies worth.
I arrived late due to a late night in Cardiff, but thankfully I stopped drinking early. I knew I wouldn't be able to make the DW one and was gutted but thats life, and I feel we should equally support our clubs. About 15 hardy SCAN souls braved the elements and turned up in Chepstow on a farm that has previously treated SCAN well with Roman and Medieval finds. My first find of note after about half an hour was a Roman bronze coin at only a few inches depth. Despite griding the area for a good 20 inutes nothing else decided to show itself as soon as I headed in another direction I hit another Roman coin and then to top it a tiny Roman minim. (http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z163/Welsh_Neil/SCANNeilRomaninthemud.jpg) (http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z163/Welsh_Neil/SCANNeilRomanfreshfromthesoil.jpg) (http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z163/Welsh_Neil/SCANNeilRomanfinds.jpg) Then the heavens decided to empty so I trotted back to the car to find a soggy Salty sporting at a guess a Tudor Groat that had been cut in half. (http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z163/Welsh_Neil/SCANKarlMedievalhammered.jpg) Other finds of note I saw included Stans Lt Tenne brooch - a nice early one, theat should clean up okay and Alberts William III sixpence or was it a shilling - can't remember. (http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z163/Welsh_Neil/SCANStanLeTennebrooch.jpg) (http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z163/Welsh_Neil/SCAN-AlbertswilliamIII.jpg) I only spoke to a few people but everyone including myself had a mix of lead bag seals, buttons, broken Georgian and Medieval buckles (gutted at two of mine! >:(} and musket balls. I headed home about twoish to a Sunday roast and a bottle of rioja. A big thank you to Karl, Tom and the rest of the guys and girls that make SCAN rallies happen - I for one thoroughly enjoyed myself. I also enjoyed watching Maxine and Debbie slip sliding their way out of the field in their Landy. I wasn't laughing quite so hard when I tried it in mine! ;) It was great fun though! ;) A wet, muddy and enjoyable day looking for our ancestors - what more could you ask for? Cheers Neil Title: Re: Cardiff SCAN Rally - Chepstow 5th September 2010 Post by: James on September 05, 2010, 07:59:03 PM great finds neil ;)
Title: Re: Cardiff SCAN Rally - Chepstow 5th September 2010 Post by: Debbie on September 05, 2010, 08:12:04 PM Yes Neil - it sure is one of those strange sensations when the steering wheel is turned to the right and the Landy still travels in the original forward direction ftp://
Great fun though ..... ;D A nice day out - great bunch of guys and girls on the rally. Dug up a number of bits and bobs - my best find was a patterned pewter button. Deb |