Psychic wants to put Scots rocks on display
The TV star claims Egyptian treasure is buried on Lamb Island. Egyptians never came to said there was “absolutely no Scotland.” doubt” in his mind that he
Along with neighbouring would find treasure among its Craigleith and Fidra, Lamb rocks. forms a chain of three small The TV star bought the islands off the southeast coast island, an uninhabited chunk of Scotland which are said to of volcanic rock in the Firth of mirror the layout of the pyraForth, for £30,000 in 2009. mids at Giza, in Egypt. But he has only set foot on it
Geller argues Lamb – which once, camping overnight in covers an area of just 100 by 50 March 2010 and exploring the yards – is one of the most sigterrain with mystical dowsing nificant sites in the UK, with rods. links to King Arthur, Robert Now he has told The Sunday the Bruce and the ancient Post he will return to carry out Kings of Ireland. excavations in two years after
And he believes an exiled first seeking permission to dig Eqyptian princess buried gold on the protected site. and jewels in its depths thou“I will probably be able to sands of years ago. get my hands on ancient doc
The self- styled “mystifier” uments from Alexandria in Egypt, which can lead me to more precise information on how the Egyptians got to Scotland,” he explained.
Rocks taken from Lamb would be put on display at his museum bringing the island and the wider North Berwick area to the attention of “hundred of thousands of tourists”, he said.
Meanwhile, the 70- year- old also told The Sunday Post he was in the process of constructing the world’s largest spoon – 18- and- a- half metres in length and weighing a colossal eight tonnes – to sit outside the museum.
“It’s going to be slightly bent,” he added.
Like nearby Bass Rock, Lamb is home to a colony of seabirds and is a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
A Scottish Government spokeswoman said Geller would require consent to dig from Scottish Natural Heritage – unless he already had planning permission from a local authority or written permission from a designated regulatory authority.
The granting of consent would depend on a number of factors, including the extent of the digging and timescale.
And any “significant operation” could also require a Habitats Regulations Appraisal to determine if it would affect breeding seabirds.