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.
Organisation
This resource is held by:Contacts
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Mr John Kirkland
Filmmaker, OrbitalFlyers
orbitalflyers.scotland@gmail.com
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
Resource Link:
Official Records
Location
Entry last updated: September 23rd, 2026
