Overview
- The resident reported finding a solid metal feature large enough to fit an adult while digging in his garden.
- He described the object as roughly 3 to 4 feet deep with thicker walls about 1.5 feet down and a solid base connected to the sides.
- The homeowner cited 1850s Ordnance Survey maps showing a chapel at the site and noted the feature’s east–west alignment.
- He said he contacted a council-linked archaeology group but had not received a response.
- Reddit users floated possibilities from a septic tank to a burial, with some urging him to open it and others stressing caution, and no official determination has been made.