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Thursday, October 29, 2009

Mystery stone found near church linked to Knights Templar


A MYSTERIOUS carved stone has been uncovered alongside a 12th-century church associated with the Knights Templar.

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What appears to be the carved top of a sarcophagus was unearthed when builders were excavating and reinforcing a wall alongside the old ruined church in Temple, Midlothian.But the inscriptions, which include symbols similar to those found in Viking monuments, in medieval graves and in West Highland Celtic carvings, have baffled archaeologists.

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