Murder scene probe results going on show

THE results of an exhaustive probe at one of Scotland’s grisliest murder scenes will go on public display next month.

A team of historians spent two days in a Perth pub cellar last week, searching for the remains of a centuries-old friary.

Irregular stonework below Christie’s Bar in Kinnoull Street is believed to belong to the ancient Blackfriars building where King James I was staying when he was assassinated in 1437.

The results of the study will go on show in Perth during an action-packed day of medieval-themed fun, games and music.

Next Saturday’s event follows the success of last year’s celebrations to mark the 750th anniversary of the Treaty of Perth.

This year’s fair, to be staged across King Edward Street, High Street and at Perth Museum and Art Gallery, will see displays of weapons and armour, as well as live music featuring pipe band Clanadonia.

The free event will also include authentic food and drink from the middle ages.

Gavin Lindsay, of the Perth and Kinross Heritage Trust, said: “The findings from the workshops, which will include the scale drawings, will be on display.”

James I was buried in Perth’s Charterhouse monastery in 1437 but the building was destroyed during the Reformation and now no one knows the location of his final resting place.