BY Ian Dunn | November 18 | 
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Bishop Gilbert offers to rebury medieval skeletons
The bishop of Aberdeen has offered to give dozens of medieval skeletons found in the city a Christian burial
Shocked workmen uncovered 30 skeletons while digging a trench to pave the way for the installation of a new boiler at the Robert Gordon’s College site in Schoolhill earlier this Summer. It is believed the skeletons are those of people laid to rest on the site of the former Blackfriars Abbey during the 13th century. The Dominican abbey was founded between 1230 and 1249, purportedly by Alexander II, but was destroyed by protestant reformers in 1560.
Bishop Hugh Gilbert (above) has confirmed the Church has been in talks with council figures about a possibly reburying of the remains in scared ground.
“The RC Diocese of Aberdeen has followed the story of the discovery of these remains with interest, and has offered to help the City Council to find suitable ways of processing the reburial,” Bishop Gilbert said. “We are at an early stage but we are here to assist in any way we can.”
The skeletons are currently undergoing radiocarbon dating to determine their exact age with a report expected in the new year after which the bodies may be re-buried.
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