In 1114 CE, there was a group of religious warrior monks called the Knights of Templar. During the crusades, the monks had conquered the holy land and acquired tremendous amounts of treasure. When the were accused of heresy by the Pope, some members were arrested and others fled with as much treasure as they could carry. Supposedly they fled to Scotland and were housed by sympathizers. There are stories that some of the treasure is still buried some where in the area.