Image: A diver leaps from the deck to join the search for the fabled treasure of the sunken Spanish galleon.
Never-before-seen photos of Duke of Argyll’s ill-fated Tobermory treasure hunt
By Stephen Gallacher
Take a dinghy from the pier at Tobermory and head out around 80 yards to the glistening waters of the bay. From there, you can turn astern and face the row of colourful homes that make up Mull’s shorefront.
Popular children’s TV show Balamory famously borrowed the stunning view, making the location a magnet for tourists since 2002. Yet this spot, not far from the shore, has drawn visitors for much longer than any TV programme.
Treasure hunters have been lured here – and to the sea floor 60 feet below the waves – for more than 400 years, enticed by the promise of lost gold that may or may not even exist. The story is murkier than the silty waters on the floor of Tobermory Bay.
The Tobermory Galleon
Legend has it that in 1588 a Spanish galleon, part of the ill-fated invasion of England, blew up after leaving Mull, where it had taken refuge. It sank, taking with it a fortune in gold, jewels and the entire paychest for the Spanish Armada.
Read the full article here: https://www.sundaypost.com/fp/sunken-treasure-or-fools-gold-the-dukes-of-argyll-and-another-attempt-to-recover-the-tobermory-galleon/
