The Rt Rev Dr Derek Browning, Dunfermline Abbey Minister Rev MaryAnn Rennie, and Lord Charles Bruce at the tomb.
More than 300 visitors converged on the tomb of Scotland’s hero, King Robert the Bruce, at the weekend.
The public descended on Dunfermline Abbey on Saturday to commemorate the anniversary of one of the most remarkable finds in Scotland’s history.
Two hundred years ago the remains of the king were discovered in Dunfermline.
Workmen excavating the grounds of Dunfermline Abbey on February 17 1818 to prepare it for the building of a new church stumbled across his final resting place.
To mark the rediscovery, the Abbey Church opened so people could visit the tomb which situated behind the church’s pulpit.
The tomb containing the remains of Robert the Bruce
On Sunday the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, the Rt Rev Dr Derek Browning, preached at a special service in the Abbey.
Afterwards a new appeal was launched to help provide support to refugees and help the church’s restoration fund.
The weekend’s events were the first of a number of milestones marked in the life of the Abbey Church of Dunfermline.
A series of events have been planned to mark a number of significant dates for the church over the next three years, including in 2019, the anniversary of the re-interment of Bruce’s remains.
