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27 December, 2018 - 23:05 Ed Whelan
Medieval Stone Carvings on Bishop's Tomb Lie Unseen for 600 Years
Many amazing discoveries have been made entirely by accident and Scottish experts have just announced one such discovery. During conservation work they have unexpectedly found medieval stone carvings that date from approximately 600 years ago and have been hidden from sight for most of those years.
Conservationists from Historic Environment Scotland (HES) were working on a tomb in the Cathedral of Dunkeld in Perthshire. It was only routine work and the conservationists did not expect to find anything other than dirt and grime. However, to their surprise while cleaning one side of a medieval tomb, they found at least a dozen remarkable sculpted figures that are representations of saints.
https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/medieval-stone-carvings-0011230 (https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/medieval-stone-carvings-0011230)