Dig Spot

One frequent task is to hunt for buried treasure on a specific island. You can identify possible dig spots only because a green circle appears if you wander very close to one. There are only a few possible dig spots on each island.

Once you find a dig spot (green circle) use the shift key to make your pirate "dig" there in hope of finding a quest item. Sometimes you get the quick message "Nothing of interest here," in which case there is no point trying that spot again. Other times, after the animation of your pirate's digging, you get the message "No quest items found." Digging again in that spot, even digging there again immediately, will often produce the desired quest item.

Port Royal

 * Sam Seabones's missing earring is in a treasure chest behind the building he stands next to.
 * Heading to the Governor's Manor, there is a dig spot near the woodcutter, in a gap between two heaps of rocks.

Tortuga

 * One major dig spot is on the beach near the entrance to Misty Mire. For some reason, you are told to look for this treasure in "the jungle" of Tortuga.
 * Another dig spot, said to be "behind a house in Tortuga." is actually behind the Faithful Bride.
 * There's one on the hill near the gypsy's carriage.
 * There's one by Hendry Cutts.
 * And one by Millie Cutts cabin.
 * Also another is found near the left side of swamp in the Tortuga Graveyard.

Padres Del Fuego

 * Dig spot in front of gypsy Valentina.
 * Another is by Romany Bev, other gypsy with a carriage.
 * Another one by Roland Raggart to the west of him in the corner.
 * Another to the west, on the other side of the rocks by the fort.

Driftwood Isle
Dig spot near Woodruff; beware of the crabs that spawn there.

Isla Cangrejos

 * You have to dig up not only a key, but also a severed arm here. The spot is next to a grouping of huge boulders at one end of the island. Many crabs protect it. Second dig spot near beach on trail between two hills the French Skeletons are on both hills in the graveyards.

Isla Tormenta
Hint- It is much easier to go in with some higher-level friends to help and guide you.
 * The Black Pearl quest dig spot is near the shipwreck; once you get near it you are out of reach of the very dangerous high-level enemies who hang out there.

Rumrunner's Isle

 * One dig spot is near the door to the hidden room filled with rum.
 * Also in the next section of trees moving away from the trapdoor. Beware it is close to a Dread Scorpion.
 * Another is on the other coast so circle the whole island it'll be on the other shore.

Kingshead

 * One dig spot is in the back left corner when you enter the main yard. It is right next to the large tree.
 * Another by the small cabin as you pass through the arch in the back of the main yard.