My first Cellar hole

[Electricbutter]

Let me start with it is such a neat feeling exploring cellar holes while trying to imagine the families that lived and thrived there.It amazes me to think a trip that takes me 1hr to drive people did on horse back. Any way we just landed a pretty sweet permission that has three cellar holes to explore and a bunch of rock walls that stretch 100’s of acres of forest . So far just a bunch of large iron,hopefully the finds get better. Any advice on hunting cellar holes?

 

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[johnnyblaze]

Love the Cellar holes it's all i hunt!

~Blaze~

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Cellar holes are always fun to hunt!

 

[scruggs]

You got a wonderful site, hunt it good and you will find some good stuff!

 

[against the wind]

Congrats on your site so far. I imagine you will be building and using a sifter. Guys like Blaze and Ahab are the people to ask about I.D.ing what you are finding. I can see Electrolysis in your future. lol
GL & HH

 

[Showtime2385]

Go slow and bring the smallest coil you have. Good luck

 

[pa-dirt_nc-sand]

I spent my first 2 hunts at my first cellar hole actually in the hole trying to dig targets, pipes, nails, cast iron bits, angle iron. Came home with nothing to speak of. You have a potentially great site. Look at the historical maps, aerials, can you see where the front yard was? Hit this area hard. Was there an access road that lead to the home? Hit where people got off and on their carriages. Make sure the cellar holes you spend the most time on are the houses vs. the out buildings or barns. Good luck and look forward to the history you are on the verge of recovering!

 

[trapperart]

Good luck

 

[The Seeker]

You found the iron now you will find the buttons and coins! Keep on Digging!

 

[cologneman]

You’re in a great area of New England. As the leaves begin to fall from the trees you will be able to get a better look of the land around the seller holes. I prefer to detect away from the foundation about 75 feet and work my way towards it. There are too many signals usually close to the celllarhole and can be over whelming. I usually save that for later. As far as the walls many of them had barbed wire which is now in the ground and produces a good signal so beware. Some walls contain the

 

[cologneman]

(Part 2) farm animals and the other was the garden. If you can distinguish between the two the garden area is where I find the better relics. Also any openings in the stone walls is a great place to go slow down and listen carefully due to the foot traffic going in and out. Keep an eye out for open wells and privies not to step into them! Good luck

 

[Electricbutter]

Great advice! Thank you

 

[Electricbutter]

(Part 2) farm animals and the other was the garden. If you can distinguish between the two the garden area is where I find the better relics. Also any openings in the stone walls is a great place to go slow down and listen carefully due to the foot traffic going in and out. Keep an eye out for open wells and privies not to step into them! Good luck

Thanks for the pointers. I was so overwhelmed with excitement i was just randomly jumping all over the place . I never even thought about looking for the garden or wells thank you. I can’t wait to get back at it.

 

[Electricbutter]

You found the iron now you will find the buttons and coins! Keep on Digging!

I hope so. Thanks

 

[Electricbutter]

I spent my first 2 hunts at my first cellar hole actually in the hole trying to dig targets, pipes, nails, cast iron bits, angle iron. Came home with nothing to speak of. You have a potentially great site. Look at the historical maps, aerials, can you see where the front yard was? Hit this area hard. Was there an access road that lead to the home? Hit where people got off and on their carriages. Make sure the cellar holes you spend the most time on are the houses vs. the out buildings or barns. Good luck and look forward to the history you are on the verge of recovering!

“Houses vs. barns” now that you say that one of them is probably the barn right where I fount the tractor handle thingy. Great thanks