![]() Officers from Warwickshire Police’s Rural Crime Team investigated the matter in partnership with Historic England – and found over 30 holes had been dug within the boundaries of the protected land. Warwickshire Police received a report of a man and a woman using a metal detector at Brinklow Castle in April 2020.īrinklow Castle comprises the remains of a motte and bailey castle near the village of Brinklow, and is a scheduled monument – meaning the use of a metal detector is prohibited. His metal detector and associated equipment was also ordered to be forfeited and destroyed by the court. He was sentenced to an unpaid work requirement of 200 hours to be completed within 12 months, and ordered to pay court costs of £490. ![]() ![]() A METAL detectorist who dug over 30 holes near the remains of a protected Norman castle in Rugby Borough has been sentenced to community service – the first prosecution of its kind in Warwickshire.Īfter several adjournments, the man has pleaded guilty at Coventry Magistrates’ Court to destroying or damaging an ancient protected monument and possession of a controlled drug.
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