How do I find old cellar holes?

How do I find old cellar holes?

Where Are the Cellar Holes and Old Home Sites?

1. Talk to a buddy in the hobby, a local metal detecting club, Facebook or Mewe Group.
2. Check old historical maps.
3. Get permission to hunt.
4. Scout the area you’ve chosen.

What is an old cellar hole?

Cellar holes are an acquirement of older small towns. They are the visible results of the burning or falling in of an old house. They remain usually because there are no family members of the house holder left in town to have them filled or to rebuild on the foundations left exposed.

What does a cellar hole look like?

Often these cellar holes appear circular or oval in shape since the sides had all rotted away and the walls long caved in. Some may be more square or rectangular depending on soil, rain, etc. Some may have large trees growing up in them, making them harder to see.

What is a colonial cellar hole?

Definition of cellar hole : an excavation intended for a cellar or the exposed cellar area where a house has once stood.

Where do you find relics in metal detecting?

For relic hunting, you’re looking for VLF (Very Low Frequency) or at least a lower frequency. Visual target ID and depth display are two helpful features. Some units feature a digital target identification scale (0-99) to help distinguish iron, brass, silver, rings/gold, coins, etc.

Can you still find Civil War bullets?

When you’re hunting on Civil War sites, you will likely come across the most common finds: bullets, buttons and buckles from soldiers’ uniforms, and pieces of their equipment. But if you do your research — and with some luck — you could find major treasure like canteens, rifles, and even bayonets.

Are they still finding bullets at Gettysburg?

On the Civil War battlefield at Gettysburg, historians call them “Witness Trees,” the dwindling number of trees that were present when the titanic 1863 battle took place there. Last week, park officials found a new one — although fallen — with two bullets still embedded in its trunk 148 years later.

Can you metal detect on battlefields?

In the USA, it is normally illegal to metal detect in any Federal military park or burial ground. Just having a metal detector in your vehicle while within the park can cause you problems, and possible arrest.