Swansea Beach Frustration
Venger:
Since I can't play football on the weekend due to COVID, I've been going down Swansea beach to see if I can find anything worth finding. I've been down about 5 or 6 times now but the best things I've found are a 1p piece and a fishing weight (lead with long metal spikes coming out of it). I tend to find a hell of a lot of nails down there and hardly anything else, apart from the occasional bottle top or can.
I've tried detecting in the dry sand and the wet and it doesn't seem to make any difference (I have a CS4PI so it's fine on the wet stuff). I've tried going out as far as the muddy bits, although I'm not terribly keen on going that far out as it's messy and I'm a bit dubious about getting into trouble in the "sinky" bits.
Can anyone give me any pointers on what I should be doing differently? I've watched videos, read books, tried looking for cuts, etc. but nothing seems to work for me. Any help would be gratefully appreciated.
probono:
A couple of people on this forum did post a number of videos on what they found - they seemed to have a pretty good time of it - although it was hard to see exactly where they were.
A friend of mine from work said he'd seen about 8 detectorists in the same patch - I think he said sort of halfway between Swansea and the Mumbles -so I assume that is a good area.
Never detected there myself - but to be fair - I haven't had much luck beach detecting myself - did manage 1 1/2d at Ogmore (in the pebbles) last time I was there (with kids and missus and kids friends in tow at high tide....)
Greg:
Hi Venger. Swansea can be very frustrating, and I have only found coins and things of interest when a lot of sand has moved and the black stuff has been exposed.
One problem you have got is that the Pulse Induction detector does not have very good discrimination so you have to dig everything, hence all the nails,
I also found you need a good scoop to get down deep and quick as the wet sand fills quickly.
Probono is correct there was a contributor who did a lot down there, he went under the name ‘MIKE’, use the search facility to find his posts, think it was about January 2018, I think from what I could make out he was in the Blackpill area quite far out, he also did a series of videos, the links are in his posts.
There was also a member of Swansea club that found a lot of coins including pieces of 8 on the beach, but he lives nearby and spends many many hours on the beach, another Detectorist I know has a large collection of gold rings, but they were from many years ago, and as countless detectorists visit this beach the easy pickings have gone.
Don’t give up there is a lot of history under that beach, and good luck.
Resurgam:
At least you are getting out m8 and getting plenty of fresh air and the opportunity to mull over your regular beach layout. Swinging the CS4Pi, I would have expected you to have dug a lot more than you write of. What historical research have you done for the area?
Jeff The Wizard:
Hi Venger,
The vast expanse of Swansea beach can be quite daunting at first, but don't let that put you off.
As you may know, Swansea has a rich and interesting history dating through Medieval, Roman, Bronze age and beyond.
I kid you not, persevere and you will be rewarded for your efforts. If you are interested in older finds, wait for a good run of Spring tides then get out as far as you can taking care as you go.
My earliest Swansea beach find was probably a Bronze age dagger, but believe over the years three others have been found in roughly the same area. Amongst other interesting potential finds, you are also sure to find fragments of early cast iron fused exploding Cannonballs along with the contents which could be mistaken for large musket balls scattered just about everywhere.
Your PI will give you plenty of depth but early finds are often surprisingly close to the surface. Life is full of surprises, so my advice is to dig nearly everything.
Don't get disheartened.
Good luck,
Jeff ;)
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