by Robin Thompson | 6 Jun 2017 | Articles
In “The Chequered History of Dunfermline’s Cokete Seal”, Dr. Jean Barclay reports on the current status of a remarkable object surviving from the reign of King Robert the Bruce.
by Robin Thompson | 8 Feb 2017 | Articles
We all know that during the reformation, the Abbeys were abolished. Much of Dunfermline Abbey is now ruined, but the Church is, of course, still in use. But what about the people involved? In this article, Sue Mowat explains the events of the Reformation in...
by Robin Thompson | 5 Nov 2016 | Articles
By George Robertson It is generally accepted Margaret, Queen, later Saint, of Scotland, was born in Hungary around 1046. Her father, Edward the Exile, became heir to the English throne of Edward the Confessor, who was half brother to her grandfather Edmund...
by Robin Thompson | 11 Oct 2016 | Articles
In the following article Sue Mowat corrects some common misconceptions about an unusual small building in the Abbey churchyard and also tells of the opening of the first museum in Dunfermline. The Abbey Graveyard Toolhouse by Sue Mowat Near the east gate of the...
by Robin Thompson | 19 Sep 2016 | Articles
After the Crimean War, a large number of captured cannons were given to British towns as trophies. In “The Graveyard Gun” Sue Mowat gives us an insight into local politics in the 19th Century and the decidedly mixed response to Dunfermline’s Russian...
