Norfolk men charged for metal detecting on protected Suffolk monument
It's illegal without permission from the government
Four men from Norfolk have been charged, after they were found metal detecting at an ancient monument in Suffolk.
The men were arrested at the protected site in Mid Suffolk last October.
It's illegal to metal detect on sites designated as ancient monuments without permission from the secretary of state for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
The group was also found in possession of items suspected to have been from the site.
Bradley Ling, 24, of Pond Lane, Surlingham in Norfolk, Kyle Mickleburgh, 25 of Donchurch Close, Norwich, Norfolk, Michael Travell, 37, of Beverley Road, Norwich, and Aaron Williams, 25, of Fleeters Hill, Hingham in Norfolk, have all been charged with the use of a metal detector in a protected place without the written consent of the Commission, as well as being charged with going equipped for theft.
Williams was also charged with removing without written consent an object of archaeological/historical interest found using a metal detector in a protected place.
All four men are due to appear at Ipswich Magistrates’ Court on 26 May.