RP1 at the Oak Island Money Pit (AI-assisted historical reconstruction, not a photograph)

Caisson Era IV, The Show Show era, 2006 on Not placed on the map 1 artifact

RP1

Drilled 2024 by Lagina team, 118 ft

Depth118 ft
As reported by the source

Year2024

ByLagina team

On the mapOpen the Money Pit Map →

RP1 was a Season 12 caisson placed where Shaft 6 stood. Timbers and worked wood came up between about 97 and 114 feet, and in situ material near 118 feet ended the hole. The team concluded it confirmed the historical account of the 1861 collapse.

No public source gives this hole's position.

What the Drill Found

0 ft
SurfaceTop of the hole
69.5 ft
69.5 to 78 ft
MetalIron plate possibly a decorative strap from a box, and a wrought iron strap
The Curse of Oak Island, S12E17
19 ft
97 to 108 ft
ToolTimber, axe-cut and adze-cut wood; wood from 108 feet possibly from the original Money Pit
The Curse of Oak Island, S12E17
114 ft
MetalLarge amounts of wood, no metal
The Curse of Oak Island, S12E18
118 ft
BottomWhere the hole stopped, as reported by the source

Depth not recorded

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CeramicLarge English clay pipe stem and a pottery piece at the wash plant
1680 to 1710
The Curse of Oak Island, S12E18
–

MetalLarge-diameter pipe stem (Shaft 6)
Artifact Vault
Large-diameter pipe stem (Shaft 6) →

Rows are in depth order; the column on the left is the hole, and a figure between rows is the stretch with nothing logged. Depths as reported by each source.

Sources

The Curse of Oak Island, S12E17 (episode summary)
The Curse of Oak Island, S12E18 (episode summary)
Artifact Vault: Borehole RP1 spoils, processed at the wash plant (Lot 18, Money Pit area)
Positions and depths: see how we know this on the Money Pit Map.