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buried treasure
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if i found somthing valuable buried (using a metal dectector) would i legally be able to keep it and sell it , or does it belong to whoever owns the land ..or does the national trust own it?
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Check whether there are any differences in the law between Scotland and the rest of the UK (I assume that you are in the UK).
This is a link from SteveD's site regarding England and Wales - the law is very different. http://www.finds.org.uk/background/treasure.asp
The general law is you must have permission to use a metal detector on private land, and then with this given anything found must be shown to the owner. Farmer's etc. are usually pretty good about letting you keep your finds.
Don't even think of digging on land belonging to the National Trust......