Location of clean-out of a water drain
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Hopefully you have an idea of the general location of where they may be. I would take a straight edge shovel and start tapping around till you find them. Then take clippers and carefull trim out to expose the caps. I have several myself and am vigilant to keep them exposed just for this reason. Any method of marking or identifying for future use will be helpful.
The way professionals find the clean out on septic tanks which is similar to what you are looking or is to take a length of rebar and poke it in the ground. Keep doing this until you find the cap. Do it in a systematic design like a grid pattern, not randomly.
Would you ask your question again?