Story Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 Beach hunt for lost Jacobite gold Archaeologists hope to find missing French gold sent to Scotland to help fund a Jacobite Rebellion buried under a remote Highland beach. A portion of the money was believed to have been hidden at Arisaig, near Mallaig, in the 1700s. Neil Oliver is leading the hunt for the gold for a new BBC Two series called History Detectives. The money did not arrive in Scotland until after the Jacobites' defeat at the Battle of Culloden in April 1746. It was intended to finance Charles Edward Stuart - Bonnie Prince Charlie - and his efforts against the British monarch, George II, and put his father James Stuart on the throne. Mr Oliver, an archaeologist and co-presenter of TV programmes Two Men in a Trench and Coast, said the original complete sum of money sent from France may be worth £5m today. What happened to the gold remains a mystery, however, a share of it could have been buried at Arisaig. Mr Oliver said the clues to its possible location were contained in a letter believed to have been written in October 1746. He said: "It appears to be a death bed confession from a Jacobite who took some of the money and hid it. "Apparently he was so tortured from having taken some of the money. "He says in his letter that he didn't know what it was when he took it then when he found out that it belonged to his rightful prince he made his confession to make sure it got back its rightful owner." Mr Oliver conceded the letter may be a fake, but forensic tests on the ink and paper will confirm its age. He added: "People have been fantasying about the gold since April 1746." History Detectives is to be screened later this year on BBC Two. Story from BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/scot...nds/6375219.stm Published: 2007/02/19 11:31:18 GMT Dances for nickels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capnwilliam Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 Too bad it didn't get there in time to achieve its intended purpose. :) Capt. William "The fight's not over while there's a shot in the locker!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackjohn Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 It's not too late!!! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz%2C_Duke_of_Bavaria My Home on the Web The Pirate Brethren Gallery Dreams are the glue that holds reality together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capnwilliam Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 That is most interesting, Blackjohn! I wonder if we could organize a Jacobite pirate crew to place the Duke on the throne? Capt. William "The fight's not over while there's a shot in the locker!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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