The tomb of the liberator of Scotland
Reforms around the altar of the old abbey, in the nineteenth century, revealed the lost remains of one of the most important kings of Scotland, King Robert the Bruce (Robert I), the King who won independence for Scotland from the British (and oddly appears in the film Braveheart with the traitor Wallace, but neither knew each other). The remains revealed that he died of leprosy. This king was so important that his heart being embalmed and carried to the crusades, in fact his heart was in Seville, on his return from the Holy Land. The heart is now buried in Melrose Abbey. The tomb has two very interesting parts, the first is the access vault, which is the only one with original color from the eleventh century, a marvel but you have to be very attentive to appreciate it.
