1 00:00:01,502 --> 00:00:03,168 Gates: So all the people that have been looking 2 00:00:03,170 --> 00:00:04,336 for this treasure 3 00:00:04,338 --> 00:00:07,039 have not only been looking in the wrong place, 4 00:00:07,041 --> 00:00:08,807 but they've been looking for the wrong thing? 5 00:00:08,809 --> 00:00:10,309 And that's precisely why I think 6 00:00:10,311 --> 00:00:11,810 the treasure has not been found. 7 00:00:11,812 --> 00:00:15,147 ♪ 8 00:00:15,149 --> 00:00:17,516 oh, my god. 9 00:00:17,518 --> 00:00:20,753 Look at this! 10 00:00:20,755 --> 00:00:23,989 Josh, you need to come down here! 11 00:00:23,991 --> 00:00:26,058 What'd you find? A coin. 12 00:00:26,060 --> 00:00:29,962 ♪ 13 00:00:29,964 --> 00:00:32,197 hold on to something, boys. 14 00:00:32,199 --> 00:00:33,399 Whoo-hoo! 15 00:00:33,401 --> 00:00:35,200 Oh, oh, oh, something here. 16 00:00:35,202 --> 00:00:38,003 Is that a weapon? 17 00:00:38,005 --> 00:00:40,039 Watch out! 18 00:00:40,041 --> 00:00:42,841 Rock, loose rock, watch out! 19 00:00:42,843 --> 00:00:44,877 Whoa! 20 00:00:44,879 --> 00:00:54,887 ♪ 21 00:00:54,889 --> 00:00:56,221 ♪ 22 00:00:56,223 --> 00:00:58,424 tales of treasure inspire writers, 23 00:00:58,426 --> 00:01:00,459 dreamers, and adventurers, 24 00:01:00,461 --> 00:01:04,196 but the greatest treasures shape the fate of nations. 25 00:01:04,198 --> 00:01:07,766 The lost gold of scotland is one such fortune... 26 00:01:07,768 --> 00:01:10,369 ♪ 27 00:01:10,371 --> 00:01:15,808 ...6 chests containing an estimated 35,000 gold coins. 28 00:01:15,810 --> 00:01:21,480 Today's value? Tens of millions of dollars. 29 00:01:21,482 --> 00:01:26,185 The gold was meant to fund the jacobite uprising of 1745, 30 00:01:26,187 --> 00:01:28,687 led by prince charles edward stuart, 31 00:01:28,689 --> 00:01:31,290 a scottish rebellion against England... 32 00:01:31,292 --> 00:01:33,959 ♪ 33 00:01:33,961 --> 00:01:36,662 ...But the treasure arrives too late. 34 00:01:36,664 --> 00:01:38,697 The war is lost. 35 00:01:38,699 --> 00:01:42,234 ♪ 36 00:01:42,236 --> 00:01:44,570 the fleeing rebels bury the gold somewhere 37 00:01:44,572 --> 00:01:46,805 in the scottish highlands. 38 00:01:46,807 --> 00:01:50,809 More than 250 years later, it's still missing. 39 00:01:50,811 --> 00:01:55,614 ♪ 40 00:01:55,616 --> 00:01:59,451 now a world-class historian has a groundbreaking lead -- 41 00:01:59,453 --> 00:02:01,887 unexplored ruins matching accounts 42 00:02:01,889 --> 00:02:03,856 of where the gold was hidden, 43 00:02:03,858 --> 00:02:07,126 and a famous explorer has discovered a map, 44 00:02:07,128 --> 00:02:12,297 pinpointing a lost hideout that may conceal a treasure. 45 00:02:12,299 --> 00:02:17,469 So is the fabled fortune real or just the stuff of legend? 46 00:02:17,471 --> 00:02:18,837 I'm heading to the highlands 47 00:02:18,839 --> 00:02:22,641 to dig up the truth behind scotland's rebel gold. 48 00:02:22,643 --> 00:02:28,147 ♪ 49 00:02:28,149 --> 00:02:30,415 my name is josh gates. 50 00:02:30,417 --> 00:02:32,284 Look! [ laughs ] 51 00:02:32,286 --> 00:02:34,820 ...Explorer, adventurer... 52 00:02:34,822 --> 00:02:36,054 That is it! 53 00:02:36,056 --> 00:02:39,758 ...And a guy who ends up in some very strange situations. 54 00:02:39,760 --> 00:02:42,094 Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! 55 00:02:42,096 --> 00:02:45,531 With a degree in archaeology and a passion for the unexplained, 56 00:02:45,533 --> 00:02:47,699 I travel to the ends of the earth 57 00:02:47,701 --> 00:02:50,602 investigating the greatest legends in history. 58 00:02:50,604 --> 00:02:52,204 Okay, let's punch it. 59 00:02:52,206 --> 00:02:54,706 This is "expedition unknown." 60 00:02:54,708 --> 00:02:57,709 -- 00:04:12,718 I take in the carnival atmosphere of the games. 87 00:04:12,720 --> 00:04:14,519 Well, I got my nice waistcoat here. 88 00:04:14,521 --> 00:04:15,687 I got my high sock. 89 00:04:15,689 --> 00:04:17,856 This is called a sgian-dubh down here, 90 00:04:17,858 --> 00:04:20,125 and, of course, I've got my sporran. 91 00:04:20,127 --> 00:04:22,027 "sporran" is an old scottish word. 92 00:04:22,029 --> 00:04:24,263 It means "iphone holder." 93 00:04:24,265 --> 00:04:27,866 [ keyboard clicking ] 94 00:04:27,868 --> 00:04:30,702 for centuries, scotland was ruled by clans, 95 00:04:30,704 --> 00:04:34,039 with each clan chief in charge of his own mini kingdom 96 00:04:34,041 --> 00:04:37,376 represented by a coat of arms and tartan plaid. 97 00:04:37,378 --> 00:04:39,678 So in this tent, they're having a clan rally, 98 00:04:39,680 --> 00:04:41,313 which is very different 99 00:04:41,315 --> 00:04:44,216 than what we think of in the united states. 100 00:04:44,218 --> 00:04:45,951 All the big scottish clans are here. 101 00:04:45,953 --> 00:04:48,887 You've got, you know, the macdougalls 102 00:04:48,889 --> 00:04:50,822 and the clan macdonald, 103 00:04:50,824 --> 00:04:54,426 famous, of course, for the 99-cent value menu. 104 00:04:54,428 --> 00:04:59,197 Clan maclean here, famous for their victory at nakatomi tower. 105 00:04:59,199 --> 00:05:00,465 It's a "die hard" joke. 106 00:05:00,467 --> 00:05:01,900 I don't really know much about these clans. 107 00:05:01,902 --> 00:05:03,869 I'm going to read up a little bit. 108 00:05:03,871 --> 00:05:07,105 ♪ 109 00:05:07,107 --> 00:05:09,308 back on the field, it doesn't take long to realize 110 00:05:09,310 --> 00:05:10,609 that every event in the highland games... 111 00:05:10,611 --> 00:05:12,110 [ grunts ] 112 00:05:12,112 --> 00:05:13,679 [ cheers and applause ] 113 00:05:13,681 --> 00:05:17,082 gates: ...Basically involves throwing something really heavy -- 114 00:05:17,084 --> 00:05:18,283 the scottish hammer... 115 00:05:18,285 --> 00:05:21,286 [ grunts ] 116 00:05:21,288 --> 00:05:23,755 gates: ...The weight over bar... 117 00:05:23,757 --> 00:05:25,524 Yeah! 118 00:05:25,526 --> 00:05:30,862 ...And the infamous caber toss, where competitors attempt 119 00:05:30,864 --> 00:05:35,133 to flip a telephone-pole-sized beam end-over-end. 120 00:05:35,135 --> 00:05:37,369 It's as difficult as it sounds... 121 00:05:37,371 --> 00:05:38,804 [ crowd groans ] 122 00:05:38,806 --> 00:05:41,106 ...But that hasn't stopped me before. 123 00:05:41,108 --> 00:05:42,607 Okay. 124 00:05:42,609 --> 00:05:47,913 ♪ 125 00:05:47,915 --> 00:05:51,016 [ slow applause ] 126 00:05:51,018 --> 00:05:52,884 okay, here we go. 127 00:05:52,886 --> 00:06:00,659 ♪ 128 00:06:00,661 --> 00:06:03,195 [ grunts ] 129 00:06:03,197 --> 00:06:06,598 [ cheers and applause ] 130 00:06:06,600 --> 00:06:10,202 does anybody have a bottle of vicodin? 131 00:06:10,204 --> 00:06:12,204 My back no longer works. 132 00:06:12,206 --> 00:06:15,140 ♪ 133 00:06:15,142 --> 00:06:16,942 having learned a bit about deeply rooted 134 00:06:16,944 --> 00:06:21,012 scottish traditions, I pop a few aspirin and travel 135 00:06:21,014 --> 00:06:25,450 100 miles to a remote stretch of beach in the western highlands. 136 00:06:25,452 --> 00:06:27,185 I'm here to meet gregor ewing, 137 00:06:27,187 --> 00:06:29,721 a leading expert on the lost rebel gold 138 00:06:29,723 --> 00:06:33,224 and the prince at the center of the legend. 139 00:06:33,226 --> 00:06:35,193 Okay, so lets talk kind of basics here. 140 00:06:35,195 --> 00:06:37,896 Who is this guy? Who is bonnie prince charlie? 141 00:06:40,033 --> 00:06:42,067 Right. 142 00:06:44,538 --> 00:06:46,671 He was a good-looking guy. 143 00:06:47,541 --> 00:06:49,574 So who is he in their family? 144 00:06:57,484 --> 00:06:59,885 Okay, so this uprising is like a real-life 145 00:06:59,887 --> 00:07:02,220 "game of thrones," but with way more characters 146 00:07:02,222 --> 00:07:04,356 and fewer dragons, so buckle up. 147 00:07:04,358 --> 00:07:08,193 It's 1603, and scotland and England unite under this guy, 148 00:07:08,195 --> 00:07:09,861 james stuart, king of scots. 149 00:07:09,863 --> 00:07:12,197 The throne passes to his son, charles I, 150 00:07:12,199 --> 00:07:14,032 but being king kind of goes to his head, 151 00:07:14,034 --> 00:07:15,467 which promptly gets lopped off. 152 00:07:15,469 --> 00:07:16,601 [ crowd gasps ] 153 00:07:16,603 --> 00:07:17,936 and things only go downhill from there. 154 00:07:17,938 --> 00:07:20,705 His son, charles ii, is a king in name only, 155 00:07:20,707 --> 00:07:23,375 and this dude, oliver cromwell, a.K.A. Tyrion lannister 156 00:07:23,377 --> 00:07:25,577 from "game of thrones," holds the real power. 157 00:07:25,579 --> 00:07:27,779 Charles ii dies suddenly. 158 00:07:27,781 --> 00:07:29,381 Some say he's poisoned, which is, like, 159 00:07:29,383 --> 00:07:31,116 the number-one way to kill kings, for some reason, 160 00:07:31,118 --> 00:07:33,685 and his brother, james ii, takes the throne. 161 00:07:33,687 --> 00:07:36,087 James here may have a heavy-metal wig, 162 00:07:36,089 --> 00:07:37,689 but he's also a catholic, 163 00:07:37,691 --> 00:07:40,392 which means the church of England isn't exactly a fan. 164 00:07:40,394 --> 00:07:42,527 So in 1688, they give him the boot, 165 00:07:42,529 --> 00:07:43,695 and he's shipped off to France. 166 00:07:43,697 --> 00:07:46,298 See you later. Have fun. Enjoy the croissants. 167 00:07:46,300 --> 00:07:49,367 Supporters of the exiled king calling themselves jacobites 168 00:07:49,369 --> 00:07:52,204 launch a series of failed rebellions. 169 00:07:52,206 --> 00:07:54,206 Fast-forward to 1745, 170 00:07:54,208 --> 00:07:56,908 and here is where our guy comes in, bonnie prince charlie. 171 00:07:56,910 --> 00:07:58,043 Yay! Yay! Yay! Yay! 172 00:07:58,045 --> 00:07:59,311 He's the grandson of the exiled king, 173 00:07:59,313 --> 00:08:01,513 and he sails from France back to scotland 174 00:08:01,515 --> 00:08:04,416 to mount a final effort to reclaim his family throne. 175 00:08:04,418 --> 00:08:06,284 Whew, oh, and don't worry. 176 00:08:06,286 --> 00:08:08,520 There won't be a quiz later. 177 00:08:08,522 --> 00:08:10,889 So he comes over here, and what is he packing? 178 00:08:10,891 --> 00:08:12,157 Does he have an army with him? 179 00:08:19,233 --> 00:08:21,633 Either he's crazy or he's a man with a plan. 180 00:08:29,710 --> 00:08:31,209 Many of these clan chiefs feel 181 00:08:31,211 --> 00:08:33,845 that the english are stripping away scottish rights, 182 00:08:33,847 --> 00:08:36,181 so they rally behind bonnie prince charlie, 183 00:08:36,183 --> 00:08:39,117 who they're convinced will be a better king for scotland. 184 00:08:45,692 --> 00:08:48,393 They take edinburgh, wow. Okay, so he's doing great. 185 00:08:53,600 --> 00:08:55,333 So he's on the doorstep of the throne, really. 186 00:08:59,873 --> 00:09:02,040 Prince charlie promises the clan chiefs 187 00:09:02,042 --> 00:09:03,942 that they'll have financial and military support 188 00:09:03,944 --> 00:09:05,143 from the french, 189 00:09:05,145 --> 00:09:07,679 an arrangement he made while still in exile. 190 00:09:07,681 --> 00:09:09,814 But the crucial aid has yet to arrive, 191 00:09:09,816 --> 00:09:14,920 so instead of pressing forward, charlie is forced to retreat. 192 00:09:14,922 --> 00:09:17,122 The rebels withdraw all the way to inverness 193 00:09:17,124 --> 00:09:18,957 with the british in pursuit. 194 00:09:18,959 --> 00:09:21,927 They face off at the brutal battle of culloden. 195 00:09:21,929 --> 00:09:27,432 ♪ 196 00:09:27,434 --> 00:09:30,535 [ indistinct shouting ] 197 00:09:30,537 --> 00:09:33,538 ♪ 198 00:09:33,540 --> 00:09:36,207 decimated by a bigger, better-equipped army, 199 00:09:36,209 --> 00:09:40,045 1,500 highlanders fall in less than an hour. 200 00:09:40,047 --> 00:09:42,013 The uprising is crushed. 201 00:09:42,015 --> 00:09:44,983 Prince charlie and his troops flee for their lives. 202 00:09:44,985 --> 00:09:46,251 Hunted by the british, 203 00:09:46,253 --> 00:09:48,954 charlie spent six months on the run, 204 00:09:48,956 --> 00:09:50,589 crisscrossing the western islands 205 00:09:50,591 --> 00:09:53,024 and somehow managing to elude capture 206 00:09:53,026 --> 00:09:54,626 in a game of cat and mouse 207 00:09:54,628 --> 00:09:58,129 through the remote frontiers of the scottish highlands. 208 00:10:06,473 --> 00:10:08,707 You followed his entire route? 209 00:10:09,710 --> 00:10:12,210 And how far did you walk? 210 00:10:12,212 --> 00:10:15,280 But would you walk 500 more? Well... 211 00:10:15,282 --> 00:10:16,548 It's a proclaimers joke. 212 00:10:16,550 --> 00:10:17,882 It's an oldie, but it's a -- forget it. 213 00:10:17,884 --> 00:10:19,484 They're a scottish band. 214 00:10:19,486 --> 00:10:22,587 It felt -- sorry, low-hanging fruit. 215 00:10:22,589 --> 00:10:24,556 Two weeks after the battle of culloden, 216 00:10:24,558 --> 00:10:26,424 while the prince and his rebels are scattered 217 00:10:26,426 --> 00:10:28,026 and running for their lives, 218 00:10:28,028 --> 00:10:31,262 the gold promised by the french finally arrives, 219 00:10:31,264 --> 00:10:33,431 too late to save the rebellion. 220 00:10:37,604 --> 00:10:38,737 Literally at our feet? Yeah. 221 00:10:38,739 --> 00:10:39,871 Right here? Yep. 222 00:10:50,350 --> 00:10:51,783 Okay. I'd like that. 223 00:10:51,785 --> 00:10:53,785 Yeah. So where do we go? 224 00:10:57,224 --> 00:10:59,057 Really? Yeah. 225 00:10:59,059 --> 00:11:02,327 ♪ 226 00:11:09,002 --> 00:11:11,970 ♪ 227 00:11:11,972 --> 00:11:14,372 gates: I'm in the highlands with historian gregor ewing 228 00:11:14,374 --> 00:11:16,675 looking for the lost gold of scotland. 229 00:11:16,677 --> 00:11:21,112 In 1745, scottish rebels calling themselves jacobites 230 00:11:21,114 --> 00:11:23,648 attempt to seize the throne of great britain 231 00:11:23,650 --> 00:11:27,318 for prince charles edward stuart, 232 00:11:27,320 --> 00:11:30,855 but the uprising is crushed and the prince goes on the run, 233 00:11:30,857 --> 00:11:33,792 so his supporters hide his war chest. 234 00:11:33,794 --> 00:11:37,128 250 years later, it's still missing. 235 00:11:40,100 --> 00:11:41,433 Okay. I'd like that. 236 00:11:41,435 --> 00:11:43,068 So where do we go? 237 00:11:44,938 --> 00:11:47,539 A train? I like trains. 238 00:11:47,541 --> 00:11:49,974 ♪ 239 00:11:49,976 --> 00:11:53,645 our search for the lost gold continues aboard the jacobite, 240 00:11:53,647 --> 00:11:56,981 a classic steam train traveling to fort william. 241 00:11:56,983 --> 00:12:01,586 There's just something magical about traveling by rail. 242 00:12:01,588 --> 00:12:03,555 This train is gorgeous. 243 00:12:05,092 --> 00:12:07,125 It does look familiar to me. 244 00:12:11,231 --> 00:12:13,264 Really? I did not know that. 245 00:12:13,266 --> 00:12:15,700 I was not prepared for that. 246 00:12:15,702 --> 00:12:17,368 I was a little prepared. 247 00:12:19,940 --> 00:12:21,406 Oh, that's easy. Ready? 248 00:12:21,408 --> 00:12:25,310 Espresso patronum. 249 00:12:25,312 --> 00:12:27,312 There we go. 250 00:12:27,314 --> 00:12:29,013 ♪ 251 00:12:29,015 --> 00:12:30,582 back in the muggle world, 252 00:12:30,584 --> 00:12:32,984 the train chugs past a stretch of the highlands 253 00:12:32,986 --> 00:12:34,652 that was sympathetic to the rebels 254 00:12:34,654 --> 00:12:37,155 where charlie and the gold could hide. 255 00:12:37,157 --> 00:12:38,456 All right. Where are we headed? 256 00:12:39,493 --> 00:12:41,126 Loch arkaig? Yes. 257 00:12:43,196 --> 00:12:44,963 Why do we think the gold went there? 258 00:12:56,176 --> 00:12:57,876 Yeah, so it's a safe plot of land 259 00:12:57,878 --> 00:13:00,979 that was being watched over by the prince's money man. 260 00:13:00,981 --> 00:13:02,881 How do we know that? 261 00:13:10,757 --> 00:13:13,358 Okay, so it says, "buried near to the head of loch arkaig," 262 00:13:13,360 --> 00:13:14,559 where we're going, 263 00:13:14,561 --> 00:13:17,328 "opposite to callich," and callich is a place? 264 00:13:17,330 --> 00:13:20,265 Okay, "louis d'or," these are the coins in question, 265 00:13:20,267 --> 00:13:22,167 15,000 of them. 266 00:13:22,169 --> 00:13:24,035 ♪ 267 00:13:24,037 --> 00:13:25,904 this is like half the treasure... 268 00:13:25,906 --> 00:13:27,172 Yeah. ...In one place. 269 00:13:27,174 --> 00:13:28,907 I mean, you never get something like this. 270 00:13:28,909 --> 00:13:30,508 Like, in all these buried-treasure stories, 271 00:13:30,510 --> 00:13:32,677 there's never an account of exactly where it went. 272 00:13:32,679 --> 00:13:34,245 No, no. I love this. 273 00:13:34,247 --> 00:13:36,214 All right. More tea and biscuits. 274 00:13:36,216 --> 00:13:37,949 We're getting rich. 275 00:13:37,951 --> 00:13:42,854 ♪ 276 00:13:42,856 --> 00:13:45,557 the last stop on the jacobite is fort william, 277 00:13:45,559 --> 00:13:48,193 so we switched to a four-by-four and followed the trail 278 00:13:48,195 --> 00:13:52,197 of prince charlie and the gold to the edge of loch arkaig, 279 00:13:52,199 --> 00:13:53,932 where gregor has arranged for a boat 280 00:13:53,934 --> 00:13:56,734 to take us to the location in the ledger. 281 00:13:56,736 --> 00:13:59,337 He's also recruited some help. 282 00:13:59,339 --> 00:14:00,839 Hey, guys. Sharon: Hi. 283 00:14:00,841 --> 00:14:02,674 How you doing? Yeah, doing good. 284 00:14:02,676 --> 00:14:04,676 ♪ 285 00:14:04,678 --> 00:14:05,910 you guys don't waste any time. 286 00:14:05,912 --> 00:14:08,246 No, no, no. There's treasure to be found. 287 00:14:08,248 --> 00:14:09,747 [ chuckles ] okay, let's go find it. Come on. 288 00:14:09,749 --> 00:14:18,223 ♪ 289 00:14:23,563 --> 00:14:26,764 derek and sharon discovered the galloway viking hoard -- 290 00:14:26,766 --> 00:14:29,300 16 pounds of gold and silver, 291 00:14:29,302 --> 00:14:32,871 the largest viking treasure ever unearthed in the u.K. 292 00:14:32,873 --> 00:14:34,239 Now, when you find something like that, 293 00:14:34,241 --> 00:14:35,740 do you get to keep it? 294 00:14:35,742 --> 00:14:36,875 Unfortunately not. Derek: No. 295 00:14:36,877 --> 00:14:38,610 It will go on display in a museum, 296 00:14:38,612 --> 00:14:40,879 and then they do give us a reward, 297 00:14:40,881 --> 00:14:44,015 which is based on the market value of the treasure. 298 00:14:44,017 --> 00:14:45,750 Yeah, yeah, yeah. What did you get? 299 00:14:45,752 --> 00:14:47,051 [ laughs ] about $3 million. 300 00:14:47,053 --> 00:14:50,021 Shut the [bleep] up! [ laughs ] 301 00:14:50,023 --> 00:14:51,022 really?! Yeah, yeah. 302 00:14:51,024 --> 00:14:53,057 Come on! 303 00:14:53,059 --> 00:14:56,494 Nice work. Unbelievable! 304 00:14:56,496 --> 00:14:57,996 Where are we going to find this kind of money? 305 00:14:57,998 --> 00:14:59,097 Come on. 306 00:15:01,534 --> 00:15:04,502 Okay, we're where right now? 307 00:15:04,504 --> 00:15:05,637 So the book that we read 308 00:15:05,639 --> 00:15:08,172 said that 15,000 louis d'or coins 309 00:15:08,174 --> 00:15:10,441 were buried across from callich. 310 00:15:10,443 --> 00:15:12,644 So where is callich? 311 00:15:12,646 --> 00:15:14,545 Right there it is, boom, on the map. 312 00:15:14,547 --> 00:15:15,613 Okay. 313 00:15:15,615 --> 00:15:17,348 So we're headed, I assume, across. 314 00:15:20,020 --> 00:15:22,854 So it's kind of a natural place to dock in, okay. 315 00:15:22,856 --> 00:15:24,822 All right. Are we ready to find some treasure? 316 00:15:24,824 --> 00:15:26,991 Okay, let's punch it. Come on. 317 00:15:26,993 --> 00:15:35,133 ♪ 318 00:15:35,135 --> 00:15:37,669 we reach the remote western edge of the loch, 319 00:15:37,671 --> 00:15:39,671 directly across from callich. 320 00:15:39,673 --> 00:15:42,106 ♪ 321 00:15:42,108 --> 00:15:43,408 according to the ledger, 322 00:15:43,410 --> 00:15:45,310 prince charles' trusted treasurer, 323 00:15:45,312 --> 00:15:48,846 a man named murray of broughton, landed on this very beach 324 00:15:48,848 --> 00:15:53,818 with nearly half the gold, 15,000 louis d'or coins. 325 00:15:53,820 --> 00:15:55,687 A few months later, charlie spent 326 00:15:55,689 --> 00:16:00,058 a few nights on the lam in this area before moving on. 327 00:16:00,060 --> 00:16:01,960 They wrote down in the book that it was here. 328 00:16:01,962 --> 00:16:03,294 We know charlie came through here. 329 00:16:03,296 --> 00:16:05,229 Yep. 330 00:16:10,203 --> 00:16:12,036 Right. 331 00:16:21,314 --> 00:16:22,480 ♪ 332 00:16:22,482 --> 00:16:24,482 oh, my god. 333 00:16:24,484 --> 00:16:25,817 It's a proper ruin! 334 00:16:25,819 --> 00:16:27,318 Look at this! 335 00:16:29,222 --> 00:16:32,056 This building could be a hideout, right? 336 00:16:33,360 --> 00:16:37,495 This ruin, all that remains of a stone cottage from the 1700s, 337 00:16:37,497 --> 00:16:39,530 may have hidden bonnie prince charlie 338 00:16:39,532 --> 00:16:41,299 as he fled from the british, 339 00:16:41,301 --> 00:16:43,668 and it may also have been a safe house 340 00:16:43,670 --> 00:16:46,738 where charlie's supporters guarded the gold. 341 00:16:46,740 --> 00:16:48,673 We literally could be standing 342 00:16:48,675 --> 00:16:50,675 in prince charlie's footsteps. 343 00:16:50,677 --> 00:16:55,213 ♪ 344 00:16:55,215 --> 00:16:57,215 it's incredible. It's brilliant. 345 00:16:57,217 --> 00:16:59,150 Well, you know what that means. Get searching. 346 00:16:59,152 --> 00:17:00,852 Get digging. That means you two are up. 347 00:17:00,854 --> 00:17:02,920 Yeah. Let's see what you got. 348 00:17:02,922 --> 00:17:04,956 Let's go. Let's do it. Come on. 349 00:17:04,958 --> 00:17:09,827 ♪ 350 00:17:09,829 --> 00:17:12,330 we divide and conquer, casting a wide net 351 00:17:12,332 --> 00:17:15,800 to cover everything within sight of the possible rebel hideout. 352 00:17:15,802 --> 00:17:18,836 ♪ 353 00:17:26,379 --> 00:17:28,846 [ metal detector beeping ] 354 00:17:28,848 --> 00:17:30,214 there's a target. 355 00:17:30,216 --> 00:17:32,116 You got one? Yeah. 356 00:17:32,118 --> 00:17:34,218 Already? It's very solid, solid numbers. 357 00:17:34,220 --> 00:17:36,754 ♪ 358 00:17:36,756 --> 00:17:38,589 okay. 359 00:17:38,591 --> 00:17:42,393 ♪ 360 00:17:42,395 --> 00:17:45,663 what is that? 361 00:17:45,665 --> 00:17:47,799 You see that? 362 00:17:48,668 --> 00:17:51,002 It does look like that. 363 00:17:51,004 --> 00:17:52,870 It's got a crazy shape to it. 364 00:17:52,872 --> 00:17:57,008 ♪ 365 00:17:57,010 --> 00:17:59,243 wow. 366 00:17:59,245 --> 00:18:02,180 You can see here, this was clearly meant 367 00:18:02,182 --> 00:18:04,615 to slot on the top of a wooden pole, right? 368 00:18:04,617 --> 00:18:06,217 It could be a weapon 369 00:18:06,219 --> 00:18:09,087 or maybe some sort of farm implement of some kind. 370 00:18:09,089 --> 00:18:11,422 Even if it's a farm implement, it's still of the period. 371 00:18:11,424 --> 00:18:12,924 It's still good history. 372 00:18:12,926 --> 00:18:14,058 Unbelievable. 373 00:18:14,060 --> 00:18:16,227 Look at that, within the first minute! 374 00:18:16,229 --> 00:18:17,728 These guys are good. 375 00:18:17,730 --> 00:18:19,730 Look at that, out of the gate! 376 00:18:19,732 --> 00:18:21,499 I mean, I'm sort of, like, gobsmacked. 377 00:18:21,501 --> 00:18:22,867 It's never this easy. 378 00:18:22,869 --> 00:18:25,470 Wow! That's the first piece. 379 00:18:25,472 --> 00:18:26,871 Let's get some more. 380 00:18:26,873 --> 00:18:29,307 All right. Let's keep looking. Come on. 381 00:18:29,309 --> 00:18:35,246 ♪ 382 00:18:35,248 --> 00:18:38,683 as we continue to metal detect the alleged rebel hideout, 383 00:18:38,685 --> 00:18:41,519 we find more evidence of habitation. 384 00:18:41,521 --> 00:18:44,589 There's something here. Hold on. 385 00:18:46,059 --> 00:18:48,459 [ laughs ] we got pottery. 386 00:18:53,266 --> 00:18:55,933 We can carefully take it out piece by piece 387 00:18:55,935 --> 00:18:58,636 and see what we've got and see what the metal is under it. 388 00:18:58,638 --> 00:19:00,404 I think there's more of the pattern, yeah. 389 00:19:00,406 --> 00:19:02,807 ♪ 390 00:19:02,809 --> 00:19:04,275 [ metal detector beeping ] 391 00:19:04,277 --> 00:19:06,210 oh, oh, oh, something here. 392 00:19:06,212 --> 00:19:07,678 ♪ 393 00:19:07,680 --> 00:19:09,614 heavy, it feels like lead. 394 00:19:11,451 --> 00:19:13,718 And you can see, this looks like it's broken here. 395 00:19:15,555 --> 00:19:17,722 Wow. Yeah. 396 00:19:17,724 --> 00:19:20,458 Like a handle or a tab. 397 00:19:20,460 --> 00:19:22,860 Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh. 398 00:19:22,862 --> 00:19:24,529 Oh! Look at this! 399 00:19:24,531 --> 00:19:26,264 It's the rest of it. 400 00:19:26,266 --> 00:19:28,299 Look at that. 401 00:19:28,301 --> 00:19:30,168 It's a spoon. 402 00:19:30,170 --> 00:19:32,970 Unbelievable. [ laughs ] 403 00:19:32,972 --> 00:19:35,039 I mean, this is the sort of thing 404 00:19:35,041 --> 00:19:36,674 you would find in a museum. 405 00:19:36,676 --> 00:19:38,176 Yeah, definitely. 406 00:19:38,178 --> 00:19:40,411 Oh, that is so cool. 407 00:19:40,413 --> 00:19:42,446 Kind of a picture is being painted now. 408 00:19:53,326 --> 00:19:55,126 After the uprising, 409 00:19:55,128 --> 00:19:57,662 the british tightened their grip on scotland. 410 00:19:57,664 --> 00:19:59,397 Soldiers roamed the countryside, 411 00:19:59,399 --> 00:20:03,367 arresting rebels laying low in cottages just like this one. 412 00:20:03,369 --> 00:20:06,470 Laws are passed banning the wearing of tartan plaid 413 00:20:06,472 --> 00:20:08,406 and the playing of bagpipes. 414 00:20:08,408 --> 00:20:11,442 These harsh measures nearly destroy highland culture 415 00:20:11,444 --> 00:20:13,811 and lead to a mass immigration of scots 416 00:20:13,813 --> 00:20:16,581 to the rest of europe and to the new world. 417 00:20:16,583 --> 00:20:18,015 It's really wild. 418 00:20:18,017 --> 00:20:20,151 Let's see if there's anything else in here. 419 00:20:20,153 --> 00:20:22,386 ♪ 420 00:20:22,388 --> 00:20:24,055 [ metal detector whining ] 421 00:20:24,057 --> 00:20:30,494 ♪ 422 00:20:30,496 --> 00:20:32,430 josh! You got something? 423 00:20:32,432 --> 00:20:34,699 You need to come down here! 424 00:20:34,701 --> 00:20:36,167 All right. I'm coming down. 425 00:20:36,169 --> 00:20:38,336 What'd you find? A coin. 426 00:20:38,338 --> 00:20:40,972 [ laughs ] look at this! 427 00:20:47,647 --> 00:20:49,513 ♪ 428 00:20:49,515 --> 00:20:51,015 gates: I'm near loch arkaig 429 00:20:51,017 --> 00:20:53,084 searching for the lost gold of scotland, 430 00:20:53,086 --> 00:20:55,586 a multimillion-dollar treasure trove 431 00:20:55,588 --> 00:20:59,457 meant to fund the jacobite uprising of 1745, 432 00:20:59,459 --> 00:21:02,260 an attempt to place prince charles edward stuart 433 00:21:02,262 --> 00:21:04,395 on the english throne. 434 00:21:04,397 --> 00:21:06,731 ♪ 435 00:21:06,733 --> 00:21:09,166 after their defeat, the rebels bury the treasure 436 00:21:09,168 --> 00:21:11,535 near a hideout in the highlands, 437 00:21:11,537 --> 00:21:14,905 and we may have just rediscovered their safe house. 438 00:21:14,907 --> 00:21:16,474 Sharon: Josh! 439 00:21:16,476 --> 00:21:18,743 You need to come down here! 440 00:21:18,745 --> 00:21:20,678 All right. I'm coming down. 441 00:21:20,680 --> 00:21:21,746 What'd you find? 442 00:21:21,748 --> 00:21:23,281 A coin. 443 00:21:23,283 --> 00:21:27,251 [ laughs ] come on! A pretty coin. 444 00:21:27,253 --> 00:21:29,820 Look at this! 445 00:21:29,822 --> 00:21:31,622 Amazing! 446 00:21:31,624 --> 00:21:32,957 Is that a cartwheel penny? 447 00:21:32,959 --> 00:21:35,226 I was going to say, "it's a cartwheel penny." 448 00:21:35,228 --> 00:21:37,228 what's a cartwheel penny? 449 00:21:37,230 --> 00:21:40,097 A cartwheel penny was minted in 1797, 450 00:21:40,099 --> 00:21:43,467 the only year it was minted. 451 00:21:43,469 --> 00:21:46,971 That is definitely one, so about 50 years after 452 00:21:46,973 --> 00:21:49,240 the jacobite rebellion ended. 453 00:21:49,242 --> 00:21:52,610 This is a coin from 1797. 454 00:21:54,914 --> 00:21:56,247 That's treasure right there. 455 00:21:56,249 --> 00:21:57,715 It might not be golden treasure, 456 00:21:57,717 --> 00:21:59,550 but it's treasure all the same. 457 00:21:59,552 --> 00:22:02,887 You could keep it. 458 00:22:02,889 --> 00:22:05,122 Oh, don't -- I mean, you know, okay, sure. 459 00:22:05,124 --> 00:22:07,191 [ laughter ] 460 00:22:07,193 --> 00:22:09,226 we continue searching for hours, 461 00:22:09,228 --> 00:22:11,762 turning up artifact after artifact... 462 00:22:11,764 --> 00:22:14,398 We have a peat spade! 463 00:22:16,736 --> 00:22:18,402 ...All of which help shape our view 464 00:22:18,404 --> 00:22:20,971 of life during charlie's rebellion. 465 00:22:20,973 --> 00:22:25,609 Derek, sharon, and gregor will be back to continue their work, 466 00:22:25,611 --> 00:22:26,877 but as for the gold, 467 00:22:26,879 --> 00:22:29,313 there may be a good reason we're not finding it. 468 00:22:29,315 --> 00:22:31,949 There are some who claim that it was moved from loch arkaig 469 00:22:31,951 --> 00:22:34,819 to another safe house, and I'm meeting an explorer 470 00:22:34,821 --> 00:22:36,954 who believes he just cracked the code 471 00:22:36,956 --> 00:22:39,490 as to where the treasure went next. 472 00:22:39,492 --> 00:22:45,296 So I drive 160 miles south to the city of edinburgh. 473 00:22:45,298 --> 00:22:46,597 Today, the streets of edinburgh 474 00:22:46,599 --> 00:22:49,934 look much as they did in September of 1745, 475 00:22:49,936 --> 00:22:52,536 when prince charlie and the rebels seized the city 476 00:22:52,538 --> 00:22:54,772 without firing a shot. 477 00:22:54,774 --> 00:22:56,574 I head across town for a wee dram 478 00:22:56,576 --> 00:23:00,578 at the oldest pub in scotland, the sheep heid inn. 479 00:23:00,580 --> 00:23:04,048 Locals bellied up to this bar more than 100 years before 480 00:23:04,050 --> 00:23:06,016 columbus set sail for the new world, 481 00:23:06,018 --> 00:23:09,687 and I'm here to meet explorer, archaeologist, and expert 482 00:23:09,689 --> 00:23:11,755 in all things jacobite ashley cowie. 483 00:23:11,757 --> 00:23:13,324 Good to see you. Grab a seat. 484 00:23:13,326 --> 00:23:14,825 Yeah. Nice, wow. 485 00:23:14,827 --> 00:23:20,431 ♪ 486 00:23:31,144 --> 00:23:32,910 [ laughs ] 487 00:23:32,912 --> 00:23:35,112 whoo! Wow! 488 00:23:35,114 --> 00:23:37,014 Incredible. Awesome. 489 00:23:37,016 --> 00:23:40,151 Gates: While the band takes five, ashley fills me in 490 00:23:40,153 --> 00:23:42,319 on how this very pub played a role 491 00:23:42,321 --> 00:23:44,422 in the story of the lost gold of scotland. 492 00:23:44,424 --> 00:23:46,457 The sheep's heid, where we're sitting right now, 493 00:23:46,459 --> 00:23:49,360 allegedly, bonnie prince charlie stayed the night here. 494 00:23:49,362 --> 00:23:51,262 Look at this. This is him! 495 00:23:51,264 --> 00:23:52,630 So charlie was here. 496 00:23:52,632 --> 00:23:54,999 Possibly where we're sitting right now. 497 00:23:55,001 --> 00:23:56,634 So I've followed this story up 498 00:23:56,636 --> 00:23:58,936 in loch arkaig in the highlands. 499 00:23:58,938 --> 00:24:00,805 Now, many people believe the gold was there. 500 00:24:00,807 --> 00:24:03,374 Do you think it was there? I believe it was there. 501 00:24:03,376 --> 00:24:05,342 It was passed into the hands of cluny macpherson. 502 00:24:05,344 --> 00:24:07,278 So who's cluny macpherson? 503 00:24:07,280 --> 00:24:09,313 Cluny macpherson is the right-hand man, 504 00:24:09,315 --> 00:24:12,316 the most trusted military general 505 00:24:12,318 --> 00:24:13,651 of the jacobite uprising. 506 00:24:13,653 --> 00:24:15,019 So he is one of charlie's big supporters. 507 00:24:15,021 --> 00:24:16,420 Charlie's best friend. 508 00:24:16,422 --> 00:24:18,189 What does macpherson do with the gold? 509 00:24:18,191 --> 00:24:19,757 He's on the run. 510 00:24:19,759 --> 00:24:22,626 Just like many other highlanders under british rule, 511 00:24:22,628 --> 00:24:24,895 cluny macpherson is stripped of his land, 512 00:24:24,897 --> 00:24:27,131 his castle, and his heritage. 513 00:24:27,133 --> 00:24:30,034 Cluny and prince charlie end up hiding out together. 514 00:24:30,036 --> 00:24:32,570 Charlie eventually escapes to France, 515 00:24:32,572 --> 00:24:35,072 leaving the gold with cluny for safekeeping. 516 00:24:35,074 --> 00:24:37,608 The treasure is never seen again. 517 00:24:37,610 --> 00:24:39,944 He's hiding out in the central highlands, 518 00:24:39,946 --> 00:24:44,248 where he hid with the treasure for nine years. 519 00:24:44,250 --> 00:24:47,051 It eventually became known as charlie's cave. 520 00:24:47,053 --> 00:24:48,586 So where's charlie's cave? 521 00:24:48,588 --> 00:24:50,154 The big question. Yeah. 522 00:24:50,156 --> 00:24:53,424 People have looked for it for 250 years. 523 00:24:53,426 --> 00:24:54,892 I'm telling you now, josh, 524 00:24:54,894 --> 00:24:56,794 I've made a discovery that could write 525 00:24:56,796 --> 00:24:59,063 the next chapter in this entire story. 526 00:24:59,065 --> 00:25:00,464 Okay. 527 00:25:00,466 --> 00:25:02,766 Rather than tell you, I'm going to show you. 528 00:25:02,768 --> 00:25:05,069 ♪ 529 00:25:05,071 --> 00:25:08,239 to find the lost gold, we visit another treasure, 530 00:25:08,241 --> 00:25:10,407 the national library of scotland, 531 00:25:10,409 --> 00:25:13,844 where ashley's research has turned up a stunning new lead. 532 00:25:13,846 --> 00:25:15,479 ♪ 533 00:25:15,481 --> 00:25:17,681 hey, chris. 534 00:25:17,683 --> 00:25:20,184 Good to see you. This is josh. 535 00:25:20,186 --> 00:25:21,552 This is chris fleet... Hi, nice to meet you. 536 00:25:21,554 --> 00:25:23,387 ...The map curator of the national library of scotland. 537 00:25:23,389 --> 00:25:25,823 Very nice to meet you, sir, and a map. 538 00:25:25,825 --> 00:25:28,993 This is a modern-day map of part of the highlands. 539 00:25:28,995 --> 00:25:30,361 It shows loch ericht. 540 00:25:30,363 --> 00:25:33,464 And so this is the area where cluny macpherson 541 00:25:33,466 --> 00:25:35,132 had the gold where charlie hid out. 542 00:25:35,134 --> 00:25:36,834 Is that the idea? Absolutely, josh. 543 00:25:36,836 --> 00:25:38,869 This is the area where many historians believe 544 00:25:38,871 --> 00:25:41,405 that prince charlie visited cluny macpherson, 545 00:25:41,407 --> 00:25:42,840 somewhere in this area here. 546 00:25:42,842 --> 00:25:43,941 Have a look around here. 547 00:25:43,943 --> 00:25:45,643 Is there anything you notice? 548 00:25:45,645 --> 00:25:49,813 I notice, a-ha, prince charlie's cave. 549 00:25:49,815 --> 00:25:53,150 So this is the spot where charlie is meant 550 00:25:53,152 --> 00:25:54,251 to have hid out or where the gold went? 551 00:25:54,253 --> 00:25:55,686 That's the spot, josh. 552 00:25:55,688 --> 00:25:58,355 And so if we were to go here to prince charlie's cave, 553 00:25:58,357 --> 00:26:00,958 would we find a big cave and a big hoard of gold? 554 00:26:00,960 --> 00:26:02,893 You're going to find disappointment. 555 00:26:02,895 --> 00:26:04,728 You see prince charlie's cave on the map, 556 00:26:04,730 --> 00:26:06,997 but on the landscape, there's nothing. 557 00:26:06,999 --> 00:26:08,566 Okay, no cave there? 558 00:26:08,568 --> 00:26:10,568 This map is wrong, josh. This map? 559 00:26:10,570 --> 00:26:12,770 This map is wrong. There's another map? 560 00:26:12,772 --> 00:26:15,472 In my research, I found a map that predates this. 561 00:26:15,474 --> 00:26:16,574 Okay. 562 00:26:16,576 --> 00:26:18,509 And it shows something truly extraordinary. 563 00:26:18,511 --> 00:26:21,378 Okay. Chris, do you have it? 564 00:26:21,380 --> 00:26:23,280 Chris: I do, indeed. 565 00:26:23,282 --> 00:26:27,651 ♪ 566 00:26:27,653 --> 00:26:30,220 gates: Chris carefully unveils a rare gem 567 00:26:30,222 --> 00:26:32,456 from the museum's collection -- 568 00:26:32,458 --> 00:26:38,362 an interlocking map of the central highlands from 1783. 569 00:26:38,364 --> 00:26:41,765 This is one of the coolest maps I have ever seen. 570 00:26:41,767 --> 00:26:44,335 This is absolutely beautiful. 571 00:26:44,337 --> 00:26:45,970 So this is the east coast of scotland, 572 00:26:45,972 --> 00:26:47,404 and we're moving west. Right. 573 00:26:47,406 --> 00:26:49,506 So the area we want to look at is up here 574 00:26:49,508 --> 00:26:50,874 in this corner of the map, josh. 575 00:26:50,876 --> 00:26:52,076 Right. 576 00:26:52,078 --> 00:26:53,611 But I want you to have a look at the same area. 577 00:26:53,613 --> 00:26:55,546 Do you see anything missing on this map? 578 00:26:55,548 --> 00:26:57,214 Yes, the cave. 579 00:26:57,216 --> 00:26:58,782 There's no mention of it. 580 00:26:58,784 --> 00:27:00,751 It's not on here. It's not there, right? 581 00:27:00,753 --> 00:27:04,254 The whole western side of the loch is just blank. 582 00:27:04,256 --> 00:27:05,756 So then I want you to have a look 583 00:27:05,758 --> 00:27:07,758 on the opposite bank of the loch. 584 00:27:07,760 --> 00:27:08,792 On the eastern side? Yep. 585 00:27:08,794 --> 00:27:10,861 You can see trees down here, right? 586 00:27:10,863 --> 00:27:13,697 But look at the tiny letters between the trees. 587 00:27:13,699 --> 00:27:15,132 Read that out. 588 00:27:15,134 --> 00:27:21,505 "place where c.S. Hid himself, 1746." 589 00:27:21,507 --> 00:27:23,707 think about c.S. What might that mean? 590 00:27:23,709 --> 00:27:24,775 Charles stuart? 591 00:27:24,777 --> 00:27:26,677 On the button. 592 00:27:26,679 --> 00:27:29,246 It's literally on the opposite side of the loch, 593 00:27:29,248 --> 00:27:31,415 and the year is right, 1746. 594 00:27:31,417 --> 00:27:32,416 Absolutely. 595 00:27:32,418 --> 00:27:33,817 That's charlie. 596 00:27:33,819 --> 00:27:35,786 You're looking at a treasure map, josh. 597 00:27:35,788 --> 00:27:39,256 ♪ 598 00:27:45,931 --> 00:27:48,532 ♪ 599 00:27:48,534 --> 00:27:50,701 gates: I'm at the national library of scotland 600 00:27:50,703 --> 00:27:53,437 hunting for clues that could lead to a treasure trove 601 00:27:53,439 --> 00:27:56,240 of gold belonging to prince charles stuart. 602 00:27:56,242 --> 00:27:59,843 In 1746, charles is on the run from the british 603 00:27:59,845 --> 00:28:01,445 and conceals himself 604 00:28:01,447 --> 00:28:04,581 with the help of his trusted general cluny macpherson. 605 00:28:04,583 --> 00:28:07,618 Modern maps refer to this spot as charlie's cave 606 00:28:07,620 --> 00:28:10,721 and place it on the western side of loch ericht. 607 00:28:10,723 --> 00:28:12,556 You see prince charlie's cave on the map, 608 00:28:12,558 --> 00:28:14,892 but on the landscape, there's nothing. 609 00:28:14,894 --> 00:28:19,329 However, explorer ashley cowie has uncovered a rare antique map 610 00:28:19,331 --> 00:28:22,733 that shows something remarkable on the opposite shore. 611 00:28:22,735 --> 00:28:26,603 "place where c.S. Hid himself." 612 00:28:26,605 --> 00:28:28,772 think about c.S. What might that mean? 613 00:28:28,774 --> 00:28:30,607 Charles stuart? Absolutely. 614 00:28:30,609 --> 00:28:32,543 You're looking at a treasure map, josh. 615 00:28:32,545 --> 00:28:34,645 ♪ 616 00:28:34,647 --> 00:28:36,980 and ashley has also uncovered an account 617 00:28:36,982 --> 00:28:39,917 of what the safe house may have looked like in a book 618 00:28:39,919 --> 00:28:43,887 written by the jacobites in 1747. 619 00:28:43,889 --> 00:28:46,857 This volume here was composed by donald macpherson, 620 00:28:46,859 --> 00:28:48,459 who's cluny macpherson's brother. 621 00:28:48,461 --> 00:28:49,860 So this book describes 622 00:28:49,862 --> 00:28:51,895 not only where charlie hid out 623 00:28:51,897 --> 00:28:54,198 but where cluny held the treasure. 624 00:28:54,200 --> 00:28:56,333 Okay, and so what does it say? 625 00:28:56,335 --> 00:28:58,802 "the trees were in so woven with ropes. 626 00:28:58,804 --> 00:29:01,338 This whole fabric hung, as it were, 627 00:29:01,340 --> 00:29:03,407 by a large tree 628 00:29:03,409 --> 00:29:06,276 which gave it the name of the cage." 629 00:29:06,278 --> 00:29:10,781 ♪ 630 00:29:10,783 --> 00:29:12,850 so this is describing some sort of a lean-to, 631 00:29:12,852 --> 00:29:14,718 some sort of a structure, 632 00:29:14,720 --> 00:29:16,920 but it's referred to as a cage. 633 00:29:16,922 --> 00:29:19,123 The original version is describing a cage, 634 00:29:19,125 --> 00:29:20,824 and the modern maps show a cave. 635 00:29:20,826 --> 00:29:22,526 Wouldn't it be just a bit too much, 636 00:29:22,528 --> 00:29:25,562 I mean, beyond coincidence, for "cage" and "cave" 637 00:29:25,564 --> 00:29:27,564 not to refer to the same structure? 638 00:29:27,566 --> 00:29:28,866 Right. 639 00:29:28,868 --> 00:29:30,100 So you think that over time, like a game of telephone, 640 00:29:30,102 --> 00:29:32,035 it was mistranscribed on the maps. 641 00:29:32,037 --> 00:29:34,805 Yeah. All that takes is one slip once, 642 00:29:34,807 --> 00:29:36,440 and then everything that comes after 643 00:29:36,442 --> 00:29:38,942 changes the description from a cage to a cave. 644 00:29:38,944 --> 00:29:41,078 So all the people that have been looking for this treasure 645 00:29:41,080 --> 00:29:42,646 in charlie's cave 646 00:29:42,648 --> 00:29:45,415 have not only been looking in the wrong place, 647 00:29:45,417 --> 00:29:47,951 but they've been looking for the wrong thing. 648 00:29:47,953 --> 00:29:50,554 Absolutely, josh, and that's precisely why I think 649 00:29:50,556 --> 00:29:52,589 the treasure has not been found. 650 00:29:52,591 --> 00:29:55,659 ♪ 651 00:29:55,661 --> 00:29:59,229 armed with new intel that's eluded historians for centuries, 652 00:29:59,231 --> 00:30:01,732 ashley and I head north, 653 00:30:01,734 --> 00:30:07,471 150 miles from edinburgh to loch ericht, 654 00:30:07,473 --> 00:30:09,439 where we meet with emil tanasie, 655 00:30:09,441 --> 00:30:13,377 a geophysicist with the tools to help us find cluny's cage 656 00:30:13,379 --> 00:30:15,779 and the treasure that may be hidden there. 657 00:30:15,781 --> 00:30:17,848 ♪ 658 00:30:17,850 --> 00:30:19,116 hi, there. How are you? 659 00:30:19,118 --> 00:30:20,684 Hey, how are you? This is josh. 660 00:30:20,686 --> 00:30:22,119 Josh, josh, emil. Emil, josh. 661 00:30:22,121 --> 00:30:23,554 Nice to meet you. Emil, nice to meet you. 662 00:30:23,556 --> 00:30:25,455 So he's going to give us our eyes below the ground today. 663 00:30:25,457 --> 00:30:27,057 He's an imaging expert. Awesome. 664 00:30:27,059 --> 00:30:31,762 I love that, and this, if I'm not mistaken, is a tank. 665 00:30:31,764 --> 00:30:33,664 It's going to get us over just about anything, 666 00:30:33,666 --> 00:30:36,266 but the question is can you drive it? 667 00:30:36,268 --> 00:30:38,602 I can certainly try. Come on. 668 00:30:38,604 --> 00:30:40,370 Let's do it. 669 00:30:40,372 --> 00:30:45,275 ♪ 670 00:30:45,277 --> 00:30:48,145 gates: There are no roads on this remote side of the loch. 671 00:30:48,147 --> 00:30:50,581 Luckily, our argo all-terrain vehicle 672 00:30:50,583 --> 00:30:51,982 doesn't need them. 673 00:30:51,984 --> 00:30:53,584 Hold on to something, boys. 674 00:30:53,586 --> 00:30:56,820 ♪ 675 00:30:56,822 --> 00:30:59,489 whoo-hoo! 676 00:30:59,491 --> 00:31:01,859 With eight-wheel drive and tank treads, 677 00:31:01,861 --> 00:31:05,929 we muscle our way over mud, river, and rocks. 678 00:31:05,931 --> 00:31:08,532 All right. I think I got the hang of this. 679 00:31:08,534 --> 00:31:09,833 ♪ 680 00:31:09,835 --> 00:31:12,436 according to the map, the place where c.S. Hid himself 681 00:31:12,438 --> 00:31:14,605 is on the east side of loch ericht, 682 00:31:14,607 --> 00:31:17,908 several miles north of our jumping-off point. 683 00:31:17,910 --> 00:31:20,510 It's clear why prince charlie and cluny macpherson 684 00:31:20,512 --> 00:31:22,246 may have hid the gold out here. 685 00:31:22,248 --> 00:31:24,615 It's nearly impossible to reach. 686 00:31:24,617 --> 00:31:26,850 ♪ 687 00:31:26,852 --> 00:31:29,019 and there's the loch. 688 00:31:29,021 --> 00:31:30,954 There she is, loch ericht. 689 00:31:30,956 --> 00:31:32,823 Cowie: This is as far as the argo is going to go. 690 00:31:32,825 --> 00:31:34,124 All right. We're on foot from here, boys. 691 00:31:34,126 --> 00:31:35,893 Let's go. 692 00:31:35,895 --> 00:31:38,562 ♪ 693 00:31:38,564 --> 00:31:41,765 gates: We grab our gear and hoof it the final few feet 694 00:31:41,767 --> 00:31:44,868 to the cliff's edge running above the loch. 695 00:31:44,870 --> 00:31:48,338 With each step, the rock face becomes steeper and steeper 696 00:31:48,340 --> 00:31:51,375 until we're directly above the location marked on the map 697 00:31:51,377 --> 00:31:54,244 as the place where c.S. Hid himself. 698 00:31:54,246 --> 00:31:59,783 ♪ 699 00:31:59,785 --> 00:32:02,052 okay. I don't see a way down here, josh. 700 00:32:02,054 --> 00:32:03,387 Gates: No. 701 00:32:03,389 --> 00:32:04,855 The ridge just keeps going all the way down the loch. 702 00:32:04,857 --> 00:32:06,590 My fear is that we're going to actually pass the point 703 00:32:06,592 --> 00:32:08,458 on the map where this is meant to be. 704 00:32:08,460 --> 00:32:10,227 We have to find a way down here. 705 00:32:10,229 --> 00:32:11,929 If we go down closer to the loch, 706 00:32:11,931 --> 00:32:14,164 we're going to hit the spot that was marked on that map. 707 00:32:14,166 --> 00:32:16,500 Okay, [chuckles] the hard way? 708 00:32:16,502 --> 00:32:17,601 Is there any other way? 709 00:32:17,603 --> 00:32:18,769 No. 710 00:32:18,771 --> 00:32:21,238 Here we go. 711 00:32:21,240 --> 00:32:22,773 To reach the loch below 712 00:32:22,775 --> 00:32:27,077 and the area where charlie, cluny, and the gold all hid, 713 00:32:27,079 --> 00:32:30,747 we have to rappel down this sheer cliff. 714 00:32:30,749 --> 00:32:32,616 Okay, you ready? It's all set, josh. 715 00:32:32,618 --> 00:32:33,650 Let me know what's over the edge. 716 00:32:33,652 --> 00:32:34,718 We'll see you down there. 717 00:32:34,720 --> 00:32:35,786 Okay. Good luck, man, nice and slow. 718 00:32:35,788 --> 00:32:37,754 Great. 719 00:32:37,756 --> 00:32:42,659 ♪ 720 00:32:42,661 --> 00:32:44,261 what's over the lip there? 721 00:32:44,263 --> 00:32:45,595 We got a vertical drop here. 722 00:32:45,597 --> 00:32:47,965 It looks between, I don't know, 723 00:32:47,967 --> 00:32:49,666 between 50 and 80 feet. 724 00:32:49,668 --> 00:32:51,768 All right. Take it nice and slow. 725 00:32:51,770 --> 00:33:01,211 ♪ 726 00:33:01,213 --> 00:33:03,647 ♪ 727 00:33:03,649 --> 00:33:05,949 hey, josh. I'm off the rappel. 728 00:33:05,951 --> 00:33:07,417 Okay, emil, I'm going to head down. 729 00:33:07,419 --> 00:33:09,119 Then we'll get the heavy equipment down 730 00:33:09,121 --> 00:33:10,287 and have you come in behind us. 731 00:33:10,289 --> 00:33:11,455 Good stuff. Sounds good. 732 00:33:11,457 --> 00:33:13,423 Here we go. 733 00:33:13,425 --> 00:33:20,197 ♪ 734 00:33:20,199 --> 00:33:22,099 watch out! 735 00:33:22,101 --> 00:33:23,567 Rock! 736 00:33:23,569 --> 00:33:24,568 ♪ 737 00:33:24,570 --> 00:33:26,703 ashley, you okay? 738 00:33:26,705 --> 00:33:27,738 Really? 739 00:33:27,740 --> 00:33:29,106 Sorry, mate. 740 00:33:29,108 --> 00:33:31,441 I owe you a pint. A pint? 741 00:33:31,443 --> 00:33:33,443 A bottle of whisky, mate. 742 00:33:33,445 --> 00:33:38,315 ♪ 743 00:33:38,317 --> 00:33:41,651 it is right over the edge. 744 00:33:41,653 --> 00:33:44,921 Okay, I'm working my way down to you. 745 00:33:44,923 --> 00:33:46,223 Watch these rocks, josh. 746 00:33:46,225 --> 00:33:48,258 Yep. 747 00:33:48,260 --> 00:33:58,268 ♪ 748 00:33:58,270 --> 00:34:02,606 ♪ 749 00:34:02,608 --> 00:34:04,241 okay, I'm down. 750 00:34:04,243 --> 00:34:06,109 Rope is free. 751 00:34:06,111 --> 00:34:11,615 ♪ 752 00:34:11,617 --> 00:34:12,983 your cable is down. 753 00:34:12,985 --> 00:34:14,951 Let's do it. Okay, straight to the loch. 754 00:34:14,953 --> 00:34:17,020 Yeah. I'll pack this stuff up and go. 755 00:34:17,022 --> 00:34:19,623 ♪ 756 00:34:19,625 --> 00:34:21,525 gates: We've reached the area marked on the map 757 00:34:21,527 --> 00:34:24,361 as the location of cluny macpherson's hideout, 758 00:34:24,363 --> 00:34:27,431 an inhospitable land that's been abandoned for centuries. 759 00:34:27,433 --> 00:34:29,332 Cowie: As far as we can see right now 760 00:34:29,334 --> 00:34:31,201 is cluny macpherson's land. 761 00:34:31,203 --> 00:34:32,869 If this was all his land... 762 00:34:32,871 --> 00:34:35,038 He didn't have a big, fancy castle somewhere here? 763 00:34:35,040 --> 00:34:37,074 Soon as the jacobites were repressed, 764 00:34:37,076 --> 00:34:38,508 that castle was flattened. 765 00:34:38,510 --> 00:34:40,177 He didn't have a home. He was homeless. 766 00:34:40,179 --> 00:34:42,212 The clan was homeless. He lost absolutely everything. 767 00:34:42,214 --> 00:34:43,580 We're looking for somewhere 768 00:34:43,582 --> 00:34:46,149 that cluny could have lived for nine years. 769 00:34:46,151 --> 00:34:48,118 So cluny's cage? 770 00:34:48,120 --> 00:34:51,254 ♪ 771 00:34:51,256 --> 00:34:54,591 gates: We scour the area for the place where c.S. Hid 772 00:34:54,593 --> 00:34:57,761 and cluny watched over the gold -- the cage. 773 00:34:57,763 --> 00:34:59,763 ♪ 774 00:34:59,765 --> 00:35:02,899 looks like a stream of some sort down here. 775 00:35:02,901 --> 00:35:05,001 Yeah, you're right. It's called a burn. 776 00:35:05,003 --> 00:35:06,536 We've got the water supply there. 777 00:35:06,538 --> 00:35:07,637 Right. 778 00:35:07,639 --> 00:35:08,938 We've got an amazing vantage point, 779 00:35:08,940 --> 00:35:11,108 so I actually think this is worth having to explore. 780 00:35:11,110 --> 00:35:18,448 ♪ 781 00:35:18,450 --> 00:35:19,749 look at these boulders here. 782 00:35:19,751 --> 00:35:21,718 It's like they've all been moved. 783 00:35:21,720 --> 00:35:23,420 There's almost a line of them. 784 00:35:23,422 --> 00:35:26,022 Totally. 785 00:35:26,024 --> 00:35:28,225 Oh, look at this! 786 00:35:28,227 --> 00:35:29,226 [ laughs ] 787 00:35:29,228 --> 00:35:31,495 this is not natural! 788 00:35:31,497 --> 00:35:33,597 Nature doesn't make rectangles. 789 00:35:33,599 --> 00:35:35,899 ♪ 790 00:35:42,574 --> 00:35:44,274 ♪ 791 00:35:44,276 --> 00:35:47,010 the lost gold of scotland may be one of the highlands' 792 00:35:47,012 --> 00:35:49,513 richest mysteries, but it's not the most famous. 793 00:35:49,515 --> 00:35:51,381 That honor belongs to a creature 794 00:35:51,383 --> 00:35:54,117 lurking in the depths of loch ness. 795 00:35:54,119 --> 00:35:56,319 The loch ness monster, 796 00:35:56,321 --> 00:35:59,055 a legend so iconic, my director of photography 797 00:35:59,057 --> 00:36:01,791 and I have to make a pit stop to investigate. 798 00:36:01,793 --> 00:36:04,394 It says here there is a million-dollar reward, brian, 799 00:36:04,396 --> 00:36:06,897 if you capture evidence of nessie, 800 00:36:06,899 --> 00:36:09,566 so pretty much, the episode took a hard turn. 801 00:36:09,568 --> 00:36:11,034 We're just going to be staying here now. 802 00:36:11,036 --> 00:36:13,069 Wait, don't we have -- we're staying here, brian! 803 00:36:13,071 --> 00:36:14,704 It's a million dollars! 804 00:36:14,706 --> 00:36:16,640 You keep looking through that camera. 805 00:36:16,642 --> 00:36:18,475 Earn yourself a sweet 10 grand. 806 00:36:18,477 --> 00:36:20,510 10 grand? 15 grand, maybe. 807 00:36:20,512 --> 00:36:21,678 We can talk about it, brian. 808 00:36:21,680 --> 00:36:24,347 The point is keep your eye on that lens. 809 00:36:24,349 --> 00:36:27,851 Here, nessie, nessie, nessie, nessie. 810 00:36:27,853 --> 00:36:30,020 You can't stay underwater forever. 811 00:36:30,022 --> 00:36:31,054 ♪ 812 00:36:37,696 --> 00:36:40,530 ♪ 813 00:36:40,532 --> 00:36:43,066 gates: I'm in the scottish highlands seeking treasure, 814 00:36:43,068 --> 00:36:45,969 more than $10 million in gold coins 815 00:36:45,971 --> 00:36:47,904 buried by prince charles stuart 816 00:36:47,906 --> 00:36:50,106 and his rebel general cluny macpherson 817 00:36:50,108 --> 00:36:52,876 on the shores of loch ericht, 818 00:36:52,878 --> 00:36:56,213 and we may have just found the ruins of their hideout. 819 00:36:56,215 --> 00:36:59,149 ♪ 820 00:36:59,151 --> 00:37:01,251 oh! Look at this! 821 00:37:01,253 --> 00:37:03,587 ♪ 822 00:37:03,589 --> 00:37:05,822 this is not natural. 823 00:37:05,824 --> 00:37:07,624 Nature doesn't make rectangles. 824 00:37:07,626 --> 00:37:09,025 That's a foundation. 825 00:37:09,027 --> 00:37:11,661 We might be the first people out here since it was built. 826 00:37:11,663 --> 00:37:13,196 We followed a series of clues 827 00:37:13,198 --> 00:37:15,332 to where it was marked on the map that prince charlie hid, 828 00:37:15,334 --> 00:37:17,934 and right here, we've found the foundations 829 00:37:17,936 --> 00:37:20,637 of an unmapped macpherson cottage. 830 00:37:20,639 --> 00:37:22,038 That's incredible. 831 00:37:22,040 --> 00:37:24,307 It's quite remarkable. 832 00:37:24,309 --> 00:37:28,211 Gates: If this is the foundation of cluny's cage, 833 00:37:28,213 --> 00:37:32,849 we just solved a 250-year-old mystery... 834 00:37:32,851 --> 00:37:35,285 And there may be much more to find. 835 00:37:35,287 --> 00:37:38,521 ♪ 836 00:37:38,523 --> 00:37:40,857 to sniff out any traces of the treasure 837 00:37:40,859 --> 00:37:44,761 cluny was protecting, emil sets up a series of probes 838 00:37:44,763 --> 00:37:47,230 that will send electrical pulses into the ground, 839 00:37:47,232 --> 00:37:49,966 enabling us to see whatever lies below. 840 00:37:49,968 --> 00:37:51,668 Okay. 841 00:37:51,670 --> 00:37:53,837 ♪ 842 00:37:53,839 --> 00:37:58,675 okay, emil, you have 300 feet of extension cord 843 00:37:58,677 --> 00:38:02,312 tied to 20 metal stakes and a car battery. 844 00:38:02,314 --> 00:38:04,681 Indeed. It doesn't look safe. 845 00:38:04,683 --> 00:38:07,284 That's why you shouldn't touch it while it's working. 846 00:38:07,286 --> 00:38:08,285 Good advice. 847 00:38:08,287 --> 00:38:10,587 We push this button here. 848 00:38:10,589 --> 00:38:12,489 By measuring the time it takes the current 849 00:38:12,491 --> 00:38:14,658 to travel between each probe, 850 00:38:14,660 --> 00:38:17,727 he can build a virtual image of soil disturbances 851 00:38:17,729 --> 00:38:21,197 and reveal any anomalies buried beneath our feet. 852 00:38:21,199 --> 00:38:22,232 All right. 853 00:38:22,234 --> 00:38:23,433 Emil, you've electrocuted the ground. 854 00:38:23,435 --> 00:38:24,668 What did it tell us? 855 00:38:24,670 --> 00:38:27,203 It tells us that we have 856 00:38:27,205 --> 00:38:28,972 a very thin layer of soil. 857 00:38:28,974 --> 00:38:31,408 Okay, so how much soil before you hit bedrock? 858 00:38:31,410 --> 00:38:32,776 Probably about two feet. 859 00:38:32,778 --> 00:38:34,878 So if somebody dug a put here and buried something, 860 00:38:34,880 --> 00:38:37,480 it's probably fairly shallow. Very shallow. 861 00:38:37,482 --> 00:38:39,082 Any interesting potential targets? 862 00:38:39,084 --> 00:38:40,483 I would say in front of the house 863 00:38:40,485 --> 00:38:42,552 where the soil looks a bit more turned over, 864 00:38:42,554 --> 00:38:44,287 just about eight feet from the wall, 865 00:38:44,289 --> 00:38:46,990 and I think that's where we should take the metal detector 866 00:38:46,992 --> 00:38:48,391 and start detecting. 867 00:38:48,393 --> 00:38:51,428 Okay. 868 00:38:51,430 --> 00:38:53,430 Gates: We've narrowed our search zone to an area 869 00:38:53,432 --> 00:38:55,298 directly in front of the ruins, 870 00:38:55,300 --> 00:38:58,702 where the soil shows signs of being disturbed. 871 00:38:58,704 --> 00:39:00,103 Got a hit. 872 00:39:00,105 --> 00:39:03,540 The gold could be buried right beneath our feet. 873 00:39:03,542 --> 00:39:08,044 ♪ 874 00:39:08,046 --> 00:39:09,546 oh. 875 00:39:09,548 --> 00:39:12,048 We got something. 876 00:39:12,050 --> 00:39:14,284 We got something. That is metal for sure. 877 00:39:14,286 --> 00:39:15,318 Definitely. 878 00:39:15,320 --> 00:39:17,587 Whoa, look at that. 879 00:39:17,589 --> 00:39:19,289 What are you? 880 00:39:19,291 --> 00:39:21,891 It's exactly how they used to form the handle of swords 881 00:39:21,893 --> 00:39:23,793 where you'd have the hilt here... 882 00:39:23,795 --> 00:39:25,028 Right. ...And this would be wrapped 883 00:39:25,030 --> 00:39:27,597 with maybe antler and then leather. 884 00:39:27,599 --> 00:39:28,698 That's awesome. 885 00:39:28,700 --> 00:39:30,200 Well, that's a 250-year-old relic. 886 00:39:30,202 --> 00:39:32,168 I mean, that is a jacobite relic. 887 00:39:32,170 --> 00:39:34,571 The last person that touched that might have been cluny himself. 888 00:39:34,573 --> 00:39:35,972 That's right. 889 00:39:35,974 --> 00:39:38,074 We know we're in a promising spot, 890 00:39:38,076 --> 00:39:41,378 so we dig deeper to see what else is buried here. 891 00:39:41,380 --> 00:39:46,549 ♪ 892 00:39:46,551 --> 00:39:48,184 ooh, I hit something. 893 00:39:48,186 --> 00:39:50,720 [ metal detector beeping ] 894 00:39:50,722 --> 00:39:53,690 a piece of iron? No idea what it is. 895 00:39:53,692 --> 00:39:55,125 But again, it's a shaped piece of iron. 896 00:39:55,127 --> 00:39:56,760 It's either a weapon or a tool... 897 00:39:56,762 --> 00:39:58,595 Yeah. ...Either or. 898 00:39:58,597 --> 00:40:00,096 ♪ 899 00:40:00,098 --> 00:40:02,632 we've found evidence of weapons and tools, 900 00:40:02,634 --> 00:40:05,135 sure signs of habitation at this cottage. 901 00:40:05,137 --> 00:40:08,037 Now we just need a treasure chest. 902 00:40:08,039 --> 00:40:15,545 ♪ 903 00:40:15,547 --> 00:40:16,579 ah! 904 00:40:16,581 --> 00:40:19,048 Oh, my goodness. 905 00:40:19,050 --> 00:40:20,049 What? It's a coin! 906 00:40:20,051 --> 00:40:21,050 It's not a coin. Look at it. 907 00:40:21,052 --> 00:40:22,051 That is a coin. It's not. 908 00:40:22,053 --> 00:40:23,486 Look, it's a button. Oh. 909 00:40:23,488 --> 00:40:25,422 I'm telling you. That's a button. 910 00:40:25,424 --> 00:40:26,556 You're right. That's a button. 911 00:40:26,558 --> 00:40:28,258 Do you see that little stripe of green? 912 00:40:28,260 --> 00:40:29,659 Yeah. It's copper. 913 00:40:29,661 --> 00:40:30,760 Yeah. 914 00:40:30,762 --> 00:40:31,761 That's what they made their buttons with. 915 00:40:31,763 --> 00:40:33,530 That is a copper jacobite button. 916 00:40:33,532 --> 00:40:36,766 That is a significant find. 917 00:40:36,768 --> 00:40:38,201 Maybe somebody was walking around, 918 00:40:38,203 --> 00:40:40,770 they were wearing this hundreds of years ago. 919 00:40:40,772 --> 00:40:42,071 This is incredible. 920 00:40:42,073 --> 00:40:43,740 What you've discovered already is probably 921 00:40:43,742 --> 00:40:47,243 going to inspire a field study of this cottage, for sure. 922 00:40:47,245 --> 00:40:48,912 It's not a gold coin, 923 00:40:48,914 --> 00:40:52,048 but that's a little piece of history right there. 924 00:40:52,050 --> 00:40:54,751 ♪ 925 00:40:54,753 --> 00:40:57,287 ashley will continue to investigate what very well 926 00:40:57,289 --> 00:41:00,356 may have been cluny and prince charlie's hideout. 927 00:41:00,358 --> 00:41:02,625 We leave confident that we've unearthed 928 00:41:02,627 --> 00:41:04,294 part of a secret rebel network, 929 00:41:04,296 --> 00:41:08,631 shining a light on a dark period of scottish history. 930 00:41:08,633 --> 00:41:11,534 By arriving too late to save the rebellion, 931 00:41:11,536 --> 00:41:14,637 the gold altered the fate of scotland forever, 932 00:41:14,639 --> 00:41:17,207 unleashing years of hardship. 933 00:41:17,209 --> 00:41:19,375 Forced to abandon their ancestral land 934 00:41:19,377 --> 00:41:21,644 for brighter prospects in the new world, 935 00:41:21,646 --> 00:41:23,947 today, more people of scottish heritage 936 00:41:23,949 --> 00:41:28,151 live in the united states than in scotland. 937 00:41:28,153 --> 00:41:30,687 Prince charlie died in exile in France, 938 00:41:30,689 --> 00:41:34,424 but his name and his rebellion are far from forgotten. 939 00:41:34,426 --> 00:41:36,359 Despite the destruction they sowed, 940 00:41:36,361 --> 00:41:39,996 the prince and his army are seen as patriots. 941 00:41:39,998 --> 00:41:41,598 Today, across scotland, 942 00:41:41,600 --> 00:41:44,300 the spirit of their uprising lives on, 943 00:41:44,302 --> 00:41:48,271 grit and determination in the face of adversity, 944 00:41:48,273 --> 00:41:50,006 an attitude that I've come to learn 945 00:41:50,008 --> 00:41:52,909 is the true essence of the highlands. 946 00:41:52,911 --> 00:41:58,181 ♪