Who'd have believed Scotland had native gold, pearls and other gems?

Its pretty well known the Scottish crown jewels were made from Gold mined in Scotland.Gold coinage was commen even in the medevil periods and before.
Leadhills was one place i know of , Campbellton another was known for turqoise which is a by product of silver gold and copper.

The only Ruby in Scotland took her love to town long ago , pearls are freshwater river pearls.I think there was a Ford Sapphire some years ago.

Sure , anything you care to ask , i can tell you that you wont find precious stones , semi precious maybe.
Gold is still panned for by hobbyists who claim to be finding it in small amounts.
There were people who had collected maybe an ounce of gold over a long period recently in the media but consider they spent much of thier time over the years collecting that.
You'll earn that in cash over a months time in most jobs.

hahagoodliving wrote:

How about the differences of culture between England and Scotland? Like the living habbit, drink and eating etc..

Maybe it would be better to start another thread about this (the title of this thread might be confusing) thanks!

Hi Jamesy,
Thanks for both of you.
I am expecting some more info from you soon.
Thank you.

Leo