Quest to dig up Bruce's 'lost abbey'
ARCHAEOLOGISTS are to return to a key historical site to unravel the mysteries of the "lost" abbey where Robert the Bruce is believed to have been crowned on the Stone of Destiny.
Last year, specialists used magnetic imaging technology to trace the exact location of Scone Abbey, the seat of ecclesiastical and royal power on an ancient mound known as "Moot Hill", where Scottish kings were crowned for four centuries. The abbey, founded by Alexander I in 1114, was sacked and burned in 1559 during the Reformation.
Later this month, excavations will begin to reveal the remains of the abbey in the grounds of Scone Palace.
Archaeologists believe the complex could be up to 100 metres long. The Stone of Destiny is believed to have been housed in the main altar at the east end of the abbey.
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