A rural border county with Devonian sandstone farmland and rich Welsh Marches heritage. Roman material, medieval border castle sites, and Bronze Age activity all contribute to excellent detecting.
FROM THE PORTABLE ANTIQUITIES SCHEME
Selected archaeological finds from the PAS records for Herefordshire.
MEDIEVALA complete later Medieval silver groat of Henry VII (AD 1485-1509). Crowned bust facing forwards. Crown formed of two arches, the outer arch jewelled.…
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MEDIEVALFound 17th of August 2025 while metal detecting at a rally at a depth of 5-6 inches on arable land.
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Licence label and image metadata on the linked PAS record.
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Old Red Sandstone dominates – moderate preservation, good drainage. River terrace gravels along the Wye, Lugg and Arrow. Limestone in the south (Forest of Dean fringe).
Wye and Lugg valley arable farmland, fields near Roman roads (Watling Street West, Via Devana), Welsh Marches border farmland
Roman coins and military material from fort sites, medieval material from castle estate land, Bronze Age metalwork in river valleys, Iron Age Dobunni and Silures tribe coins
The Herefordshire Hoard (5th century Roman gold coins) is one of the most significant late Roman finds in Britain. Medieval material from Marches castle estates is consistently found.
The Wye valley terraces are highly productive. Medieval Marches material is underdetected compared to eastern counties. Target fields near earthwork sites visible on LiDAR.
You can detect on private land in Herefordshire with the landowner’s permission. You must avoid scheduled monuments, SSSIs and other protected sites. Joining a local club is the easiest way to reach permissioned land.
Yes. Metal detecting is legal in Herefordshire on land where you have the landowner’s permission, as long as you avoid protected sites and follow the law on reporting treasure and recording finds.
Herefordshire is covered by a Portable Antiquities Scheme Finds Liaison Officer who records finds made by the public. See the FLO section on this page for contact details, or search finds.org.uk.
PAS lists 5,957 database records representing 10,290 recorded objects for Herefordshire, checked 2 November 2026. These are recorded entries rather than a count of every find made. The period and object-type categories shown in the PAS section are selected, incomplete lists.
Ask the council or landowner managing the exact site before detecting. Public access alone does not give permission to search or dig.
PAS data from finds.org.uk. Last checked 2 November 2026.
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