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Robert I of Scotland1274 - 1329

Abbey Palace

Burial Place of Robert Brus King of Scotland

  • Abbey Church, Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland
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photos from Melrose Abbey where your ancestor King Robert 1 is buried.

The top of the tower of the abbey church is square and on each side is first 'King' then 'Robert' then 'The' then 'Bruce'.

The brass plate on the tomb is modern and was donated by Bruce's, descendant, the Earl of Elgin (The Elgin Marbles family) Bruce's tomb was 'lost' when the abbey was trashed at the time of the reformation in the 16th century, his remains were found when workmen around 1819 were doing work at the abbey and dug up his remains wrapped in a cloth of gold, further proof was the skeleton's rib's had been sawn through to remove the heart so that Sir James Douglas could fulfil Bruce's wish that his heart be taken to the Holy Land. It got as far as Spain but I'm sure you know the story. Bruce's remains were re-buried with great ceremony in the abbey church and there was a great resurgence of Scottish nationalism at that time.

(note: this is an email that was sent to me by a friend who was born and lives in Scotland, He is the one who took these pictures and sent me a lot of information on Robert King of Scotland )

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