A DETERMINED councillor is hoping this year’s SNP conference can propel forward a campaign to bring Scotland’s oldest manuscript back to its…
conference can propel forward a campaign to bring Scotland’s oldest manuscript back to its rightful home.
In a similar tale to the Stone of Destiny, The Book of Deer is believed to have been stolen from Scotland during the Wars of Independence. He told The National: “It’s been a little frustrating so far, so fingers crossed it gets accepted and we debate it, we educate people and we bring it to the public attention in a much bigger way and raise its profile.
From his research, Reid said it appeared to have once had considerable sway over the local people, which may explain why it was taken. “Conference further notes that it is believed to have ‘disappeared’ during the Scottish Wars of Independence, appearing hundreds of years later in Cambridge, where it is currently stored.
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