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Scots treasure hunter finds £500 pot of gold hanging from tree in Cairngorms

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A treasure hunter struck lucky by discovering a pot of gold worth hundreds of pounds. Michael Barron found the first of 36 oak caskets filled with the precious metal hanging from a tree in Glenshee in the Cairngorms.

The pot contained enough gold to make a £500 ring. He located the “FaerieGold” nuggets by following clues posted on YouTube and social media.

Michael drove from his home in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, and spent hours walking in the Glenshee area over a two-day period. He found enough gold to have a ring and pendant made.The 36-year-old dad, who works as a lineman for SSE, said: “I got into gold panning last Christmas after getting a panning kit.

Then I came across FaerieGold on social media while looking for advice on panning.“Glenshee was given as a location for it. I know the area quite well so when I was watching the clues on YouTube, I recognised it.

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