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The Loch Arkaig Treasure

Loch Arkaig, Lochaber

Jacobite gold that vanished after Culloden.

In 1746 French ships landed gold coins to fund Bonnie Prince Charlie's rising, but they arrived after the defeat at Culloden. The gold was hidden near Loch Arkaig.

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When
1746
Where
56.9800, -5.1000
Group
Lost treasure

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A single-track road runs along Loch Arkaig, near Achnacarry.

Cover of The Ledger of Lost Artifacts and Civilizations by Cale Mills
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The Ledger of Lost Artifacts and Civilizations

Not every mystery needs a lost continent. This book investigates fifty-nine real and often overlooked puzzles from the ancient and modern world: a temple older than farming itself, astonishing structures, out-of-place artifacts, and technologies lost to time. Each case is weighed honestly, with a clear ledger of the case for and against, so you can make up your own mind. Some cases collapse under scrutiny. Others remain genuinely unexplained. All of them are stranger than Atlantis.

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