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CEMETERIES ??

That's right. Grave plots are deeded property, in essence private property. It would be impossible to get permission since the owner occupies the grave. Now, I understand that most would only search next to the roads and paths leading around a cemetary but it would still look drastically out of place and cast a bad reputation on our wonderfull hobby that you could not ever shake off. We are all looking for that sweet spot that no one else has tried but this aint it folks. Just my opinion for what it's worth this morning.

hh, twalton.
 
Hello seekers, any advice for me? I just arrived in Leadville Colorado for a visit with my IV. Should I be checking by the Arkansas river or on the old mine pilings. I`ll probably check both places, just wanted some feed-back.
 
Is metal detecting in a grave yard is ok? Norman Bates would say yes.I would have to say absolutely not its illegal and some relative of a decease may not be too happy to see you searching at the cemetery.
 
Norman Bates would probably say that he worked his fingers to the "bone" digging up in cemeteries while metal detecting.
 
brett2259 said:
Norman Bates would probably say that he worked his fingers to the "bone" digging up in cemeteries while metal detecting.
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That was bad..:rofl:
 
Folks....This topic is old....It is like religion...everyone has their own opinion...You could flog this horse till the end of time, and it would still buck and kick and spit and bite...This is why most forum moderators will delete these posts before they get a chance to take off...
Just ask your self...If you had a relative in same Cemetery, would you want someone claiming what you may have put at their grave site??? I hope you said NO.....


HH,

BH-LandStar
 
I visited a small out of the way cemetery and detected it with my mate, I felt what we were doing was wrong so I stopped detecting then and there. I won't do it again. BTW what has religious baggage got to do with anything? You don't have to be religious to do whats right. HH Nugget.:detecting:
 
Hi,
near where I live (in australia) there's an old cemetery with graves going back to the 1880's, with old headstones etc. It's in bushland and belongs to the Methodist church. There used to be a church on the site as well but this was demolished in the 1950's. The site is on the local heritage list. I checked the legislation about heritage sites and you are guilty of an offence if you do anything that might cause the heritage value of a site to be degraded. I guess its arguable if ethically metal detecting the site would cause the heritage value to be degraded or not - this would be a matter for the courts to decide if it ever came to that. There are two very large old pine trees standing on either side of the old gate entrance and I can easily imagine in times past, children climbing and playing in those trees while they waited for their parents after Sunday sermon, so there's certainly potential for old coins etc. to be found near these trees. I was thinking of detecting outside the gates in the vicinity of the trees but havn't gotten around to it yet (outside the gates is public land) - I don't think I would detect inside the gates. By the same token though, in the last few decades the Methodist church has not spent one penny on maintaining the site and it's slowly falling into ruin.

Often cemeteries are located near where old churches used to be - so I would suggest that you not detect in the actual cemetery but do a bit of historical research (look up old parish maps etc.) to see if there were nearby any old buildings etc. associated with the cemetery, then try and detect around those old building sites if possible.

cheers,
rob
 
Knew this topic was going to be a can of worms when I read it. Being respectful of a resting place is something that every person should hold dear. Getting into the morality of whether it is right or wrong is a fine line. You know I can see that, but my gut tells me one thing, how good am I feeling taking things that were left behind by folks mourning. Two words here BAD KARMA, I don
 
CEMETERIES Are Sacred Ground!!! That Gives me A Chill ! Disrupting A Burial Ground!!!! Are You Serious!
PROCEDE AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!
 
I AGREE!! THATS TOTAL B.S. TO DETECT IN GRAVEYARDS ,PEOPLE LEAVE THINGS FOR LOVED ONES JEWLERY,TOYS FOR CHILDEREN, I HAVE TAKEN CARE OF GRAVEYARDS AND I WOULD BE REAL #@$%^^%$ OFF IF I SEEN SOMEONE DETECTING IN THEM, AND THEY WOULD CERTAINLY HAVE A BAD DAY, THATS JUST WEAK WEAK WEAK WEAK THER ARE PLENTY OF PLACES TO HUNT WITHOUT BEING TOTAL DISRESPECTFUL AND MAKING OUR HOBBY LOOK BAD!!!!!!! Kevin
 
As long as it is still on the boards, someone is going to feel inclined to open it back up again, even if it has been dead for 4 months....


HH,

GoGoGopher
 
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