King Robert the Bruce's Skull

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In 1817 the Magistrates of Dunfermline decided to build a new church as the existing parish church was in ruins and could no longer be used for worship. During clearance of the site in 1818, workmen accidentally uncovered a tomb where they found the skeleton of Bruce wrapped in linen cloth interwoven with threads of gold, over the head was a lead crown.  The skull was examined by the phrenologist George Combe and the surgeon Robert Liston, who noted that it showed some damage to the left eye socket and cheek bone, possibly from injuries received in battle. The skeleton was formally exhumed in 1819 and this 'extremely accurate plaster of paris cast of his skull and mandible' was prepared by the sculptor William Scoular and presented to the Anatomical Museum.

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The collection consists of 12,000 objects and specimens that tell the story of 300 years of anatomical teaching at the University of Edinburgh. About one third of the museum’s collection is related to pathology, anatomy and zoology. This includes models, skeletal remains, dried and fluid preserved specimens. The rest of the collections include phrenology, pharmacology, ethnography, forensics and anatomical and other artworks. The museum displays a number of unique objects including the skull of George Buchanan (tutor to James VI), a dissected body with the lymphatic system injected with mercury (1788) and the skeleton of notorious murderer William Burke (1829). In 2016 the Anatomical Museum was awarded ‘Accredited’ status by Museums Galleries Scotland.

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