Medieval Knight Found: Remains Found at site of 13th Century Blackfriars Monastery in Edinburgh

The past is coming back to haunt us...quite literally!

The grave of a medieval knight was found beneath a parking lot in Scotland not long after Richard III turned up, and the elaborate sandstone slab carved with a Calvary Cross and sword indicate that the remains of this knight may have in fact been a nobleman.

Reports indicate that the excavation was a byproduct of demolition, as the parking lot is currently being converted into a rainwater harvesting tank for the new Edinburg Center for Carbon Innovation, and archaeologists have been called to investigate the site.

The remains were found at the site of the 13th century Blackfriars Monastery in Edinburgh, which was also the location of a 16th century royal school and an 18th century high school.

"The discovery was made when archaeologists uncovered the corner of an elaborately decorated sandstone slab with the telltale markings of a member of the nobility-the carvings of the Calvary Cross and an ornate sword, which tells us this belonged to a high status individual such as a knight or other nobleman," reads a press release from Headland Archaeology.

Researchers may be consumed with curiosity about just who this individual was, but they're not giving up hope on finding out with some thorough investigation.

"We hope to find out more about the person buried in the tomb once we remove the headstone and get to the remains underneath but our archaeologists ave already dated the gravestone to the thirteenth century," stated Councillor Richard Lewis, culture convener of the City of Edinburgh Council.

More news to follow, at least, we hope.