Permanent headstone marks Scottish soldiers resting place
The headstone has been installed at the grave of the 17th Century Scottish soldiers buried in Durham City, providing a permanent marker of their resting place. The remains of the soldiers were discovered in a mass grave during building work at the University's Palace Green Library in 2013. In keeping with archaeological best practice, only those remains disturbed by the building works were excavated. 17th Century tradition. Carved by hand using local stone, the headstone has been designed in the tradition of the 17th Century. The wording on the stone was chosen following extensive consultation and reads: 'Here lie the remains of those Scottish soldiers from the Battle of Dunbar who died in Durham 1650-51, were excavated from Palace Green Library in 2013, and were reburied here on 18 May 2018'. Following extensive consultation, the remains were laid to rest in Elvet Hill Road Cemetery in Durham City in May 2018.
