Unexploded ordnance?
Had the same thought, John. But the link doesnāt look quite right.
My guess is a WW2 mortar with the fins missing/corroded.
Or an egg from a centre of the earth iron monster!
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Jamesā¦ she is not back at that house yetā¦ I am confused as I thought she was pursuing the matter immediatelyā¦ but noā¦ we wait with bated breathā¦
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Sorry all, the gendarmes are coming tomorrow afternoon! I went in today and one guy said itās possibly something explosive and the other said possibly a clock weight or some agricultural weight, but theyāll visit tomorrow. No worries about anybody stumbling on it; we are very remote. Weāre surrounded by our fields and very much off the beaten track. Weāve only owned the house for two weeks too! Week one, we discovered a swarm of honey bees living in what will be our young daughterās bedroom. Week two we have the unidentified wotnot. So far, weāve been kept busy!! But still, sorry to keep everyone waitingā¦
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I was!! But the distance between old and new property, coupled with our guests staying longer than I thought, totally threw me for six! We have 5/6 days left until we want to move in and we are so behind scheduleā¦ thereās two houses on site, one has all the electricity and the other has all the water, neither have both. Itās a fun place to be at the moment, but a good (tiring) adventure!!
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Monicaā¦ we camped in one roomā¦ vague electrics from the 12th century 
and one cold water tapā¦ but at least under the same roof.
It took us 2 years to get running hot waterā¦ 
Letās hope your thingy will be something safeā¦ best of luckā¦
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I googled and found this
doesnāt look exactly the same but I would cover it from extreme sun today
It might be a beumb, but it is euld and probablement so euld as to be nussing to have ze worries with.
Zer again, poosible still vivant - zo increase maison insurance and that of any living peoples dans le batiment.
Move away and 'ear ze nid oeuf boom into trƩs comfortable retrait fund.
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Go away Officer Crabtree!
I think we will be doing similarly! Our electrics and plumbing are pretty recent but thereās a few hurdles to jump before everything will work. Plus, the main house is completely filthy (uninhabited for a couple of years at leastā¦) so Iām spending a lot of time just hoovering and mopping and remopping!
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So, I have no update. The gendarmes arranged to come on Sunday afternoon but came on Sunday morning, when I wasnāt thereā¦ a local farmer passed by and said heās pretty sure itās an old weight, but heās put it on our field edge as a precaution and I still await the Gendarmes. I dug up part of an old bridle, very thick leather, and a lovely pick axe handle the other day (in a very different area to the ābombā ) so I think Iā m probably going to keep finding treasures!
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any update @Monica_Sarthe ??
If this sort of thing is still lingering in Englandā¦ who knows what else is lingering in France.
Hello! Sorry, Iām living with the worst of rural Franceās internet connections here, plus I forgot my password, which doesnāt helpā¦ So, a local wise man came by and picked up the thing and said itās an old farm weight, then promptly pulled off the little bit at the end that looked like a grenade pin, and then finished with, āJe pense.ā So, weāve left it be and since then I have uncovered all manner of farm materials (I should really take a photo-there is so muchā¦). I dug up an entire metal cart wheel and a beautiful old tractor seat, so I think itās probably another piece of farming stuff that has been left to rot here. Thank so for all the responses though!
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