Permission to Detect on the beach in Scotland

[supadig]

I've been told that in Scotland we no longer need permission to detect on the beach as the Crown has done away with the permit system.Is this true folks?

[Saffron]

Its not so much because "the Crown has done away with the permit system.", but because of Scottish Law being different and the "right to roam" in Scotland.

It is all explained here, including your responsibilities -

https://www.crownestatescotland.com/wha ... -detecting

Evan

[supadig]

Thanks Evan, thought because I am a newbie I was having my leg pulled.

[Saffron]

Thanks Evan, thought because I am a newbie I was having my leg pulled.

No they were correct that you do not need permission.
Although not correct about the reason, which might be a bit of confusion as the "Crown has done away with the permit system" in the rest of the UK, where you needed a permit until a few years ago.

I am sure that just because you are a newbie that your mates would not pull your leg.

Evan
ps: Remember that you can not detect on the West Coast beaches in April as this is the Kelpie breeding season and you must not disturb them or the nests.

[supadig]

Ok, I am now more confused about detecting on Scottish beaches. Having checked on a SSSI website I see just about all the beaches are listed as "!SPECIAL SCIENTIFIC SITE OF INTEREST and so metal detecting is banned. Is this correct or am I interpreting it incorrectly?

[erm1969]

Metal detecting is not automatically banned on a beach which is a SSSI. You are allowed to carry out activities which do not adversely impact on the protected features of the SSSI, provided you have the landowners permission. So, as long as you are on a Crown Estate beach, and you are not damaging/disturbing the features that are behind the SSSI status, then you are good to go.

[supadig]

Hi everyone, the other thing I would like to know is how far away from a protected monument or site must you be in order to metal detect.
Thanks folks.