A border county with rich Welsh Marches heritage. Roman Watling Street West, Offa’s Dyke, and medieval castle estates give Shropshire excellent detecting potential in its river valleys.
FROM THE PORTABLE ANTIQUITIES SCHEME
Selected archaeological finds from the PAS records for Shropshire.
MEDIEVALA complete later Medieval silver groat of Edward IV ( first reign r. AD 1461-1470). Crowned bust facing forwards. Quatrefoils by neck, crescent on…
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Licence label and image metadata on the linked PAS record.
POST MEDIEVALA probable copper alloy strap end. It has a pelta shaped end which narrows opposite the arc to a relatively narrow neck; this then…
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Licence label and image metadata on the linked PAS record.
No county-linked FLO profile is listed here. Browse the FLO directory to check reporting contacts and area coverage.
Silurian and Precambrian rocks in the south and west. Glacial till across much of the county. River Severn, Tern and Teme valley alluvium. Limestone in the east near Bridgnorth.
Severn valley arable farmland, Welsh Marches border farmland, fields near Watling Street West, medieval castle estate land
Roman military material near Viroconium (Wroxeter), Iron Age Cornovii tribe material, medieval Marches castle finds, Bronze Age metalwork in the Severn valley
Wroxeter (Viroconium Cornoviorum) was the fourth largest city in Roman Britain – its hinterland continues to produce finds of the highest quality.
Wroxeter’s hinterland is underdetected relative to its significance. The Severn valley between Shrewsbury and Bridgnorth is consistently productive. Medieval Marches material is understudied.
You can detect on private land in Shropshire 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 Shropshire 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.
Shropshire 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 10,022 database records representing 24,798 recorded objects for Shropshire, 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.
Shropshire Council’s published country-park and heritage-site guidance requires prior permission. Ask the council for its current procedure and approved locations.
PAS data from finds.org.uk. Last checked 2 November 2026.
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