Robert the Bruce’s Lost Heart: Scotland’s Unfinished Mystery (film)

About this Resource

A 12-minute 46-second documentary film by OrbitalFlyers investigating what happened to the heart of Robert the Bruce after his death in 1329. Beginning at Dunfermline Abbey, where Bruce’s body was buried, the film follows the tradition that Sir James Douglas carried the king’s heart towards the Holy Land, the fatal battle at Teba in Spain and the heart’s reported return to Melrose Abbey. It examines the surviving evidence, later discoveries and the questions that remain unresolved. Published in May 2026; free to watch online.

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Resource Details

Resource Type

Online/Digitised
Film

Subject

Ecclesiastical & Religious
Historic Buildings
Military & War
Monument/Graves
Political & Diplomatic
Television, Media & Film

Geographical Coverage

Fife

Era

1300 - 1399

Access

Not open to public

Online Availability

Remote access available

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Entry last updated: September 23rd, 2026

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