New roman complex discovered

[Discrim-Me]

Click link to read about new discovery.....

http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-23628630

[Chef Geoff]

Thanks for posting that DM and Val did you read that? Pembrokeshire....see there was someone there

[Discrim-Me]

just wish google earth was updated more frequently, with the weather we been having it would be so much easier to spot stuff.

[Val Beechey]

Yes, I did read it Geoff. I know they were here. Trouble is they were only passing through.
Thanks Discrim me for posting. I wish the same. Google could be such a useful tool if it was up-to-date.
There was a program on BBC 2 a few nights ago about the wonderful discoveries made by an American lady Archie. Dr.Sarah Parcak using enhanced aerial images of Egypt. As soon as the program had finished I dived at the comp. and Google Earth. Needless to say my images were nothing like hers. Wish they were.

Val

[dances with badgers]

yes val they reckon the woman who uses google has found loads more possible tombs.

[Chef Geoff]

I personally take my hat off to you Val for your dogged determination and if anyone deserves to find a hoard it's definitely you. Where do they grow those world famous Pembrokeshire potatoes? can't you get permission to search on one of those farms?
I don't think the Romans just "passed through" anywhere, they were here for nearly 400 years, that's the difference in time between us and Charles I. Yes there may be far fewer settlements in your area but I just get the feeling that it's all too deep, maybe it's time to keep an eye on the planning permissions in the local paper and do some ambulance chasing for permissions on ground that's being disturbed.
 

[Val Beechey]

I've had exactly the same thought Geoff.  I know of one field that has permission for 36 houses and last week I heard of another that may be developed for Industrial units. As they are both close I make a point of walking the dogs along a track that dissects them so I can keep a eye on them so I can pounce and do a twilight shift when the diggers move in.
As for Pembrokeshire potato fields. What were you saying about multi frequency machines. Hopefully as the winter approaches I might get around that new farm I told you about. I hate cows except when they're tucked up nice and dry in a barn. Dairy farms are the pits.

Val

[Chef Geoff]

Ah hoisted by my own petard...damn!
ye but, ye but, ye but..at least with potatoes fields the depth is coming to you rather than you trying to reach it. I guess the dream site would be an recently ex-potato growing farm

[Val Beechey]

Talking of the dry spell, I had an eyes only experience last week.  A big old field not far from home was ploughed and grass seeded this year. I know from local research it was an open cast mine area in the early 1800's so haven't taken too much notice of it.
BUT ,,,, walking along the lane and passing gate-ways, as you do, Jackie dog stopped to have a sniff at one and looking off to the other side of the valley I was amazed to see in that field, which had been ALL nice and green, a long yellow bleach mark and towards the bottom a couple of smallish yellow rectangles with a narrow yellow path mark going across the field to the lane. It was like looking through the looking glass into the past.
I know from the size that the bigger rectangle was probably a cottage and the smaller one a barn and from experience I know not worth detecting but how amazing is that. I didn't know there was anything there from the old maps. Just goes to show, you never know.

Val