Recent content by daveEpz

For location, showing the wall pictured still standing. please see my last post entitled Location of old pic penzance from Newlyn ::15: Just looked up the North Pier Newlyn (not shown in pic) which was completed in 1886, so guessing took a couple of years to build, pre 1884?

Guess the rest of the wall is being bellow ground level , as its been filled in, although does continue round the front, remember as a kid the garden area still being flooded at high tide with small boats tied up. Any idea of a date Treeve?

Old fashioned detective work. Miraculously part of the wall picture in old photo is still there incorporated in the former iceworks and the photo was taken from what is now the gardens opposite entrance to the new middle pier.

See what your saying Treeve, i was miles out . Think your near Denanmoor. The 1891 map shows a track going across shore at the present road fish market site, it then cuts back in tight to land and tight to a building on the shore somewhere in the old ice works to co op area. Think the Tolcarne...

If correct the slip is to the right and the site is protected by the south pier. Remember reading in the Cornishman (100 years ago sect) couple of years ago. A great storm came from the east and ripped all the sand and gravel away from the market site bellow the Fishermans. The next day a young...

No.No rules for stone items at all, although as i said i do offer all my finds for recording. The treasure act now covers metal items. Any item more that 300 years old and made of more than 15% precious metal is to be offered to the county coroner for an inquest as to decide whether its been...

Neolithic axe, again local and with full permission gained. Would have been approx 15 inches long or there abouts complete.

Eyes to the ground as im detecting. Slowly you get to notice foreign objects in the soil, i also spot Pottery from Bronze age up, as well. The more signs of habitation the more chance of metal finds. Again always with permission of farmer and landowner gained first.

This site produced over 150 Neolithic cores (Approx 5000- 3000 BC) in only one afternoon as well as several arrowheads, all of which needed plotting and recording. The core is the waste product of striking flakes in a downward fashion ,leaving a apple core like byproduct. The flakes would then...

Pos my favorite flint find with great knapping , think about 3000- 2500 BC, if i remember from report. All my finds are recorded with the Royal Cornwall Museum

Better bits from a couple of quick outings in Feb, nice smaller barb and tanged. Always with permission of farmer and landowner

Approx 4500- 2700 BC. One of many arrows ive found locally.

Approx 2500 BC. One of many arrows ive found within a few miles of Penzance. Always with permission of farmer and landowner