Archaeologists uncover new evidence of Merlin legend in Scotland [View all]

7th September

By Ross Hunter
@_Ross_Hunter
Multimedia Journalist

ARCHAEOLOGISTS have shed new light on the legend of Merlin and the magician's Scottish connections.

The village of Drumelzier in the Borders has long been associated with Merlin.

According to Vita Merlini Sylvestris (the Life of Merlin of the Forest) — a medieval manuscript held by the British Library — Merlin was reportedly imprisoned there and buried on the banks of the Tweed in the 7th century.

In 2022, a team of volunteers drawn from across Scotland and led by GUARD Archaeology set out to investigate the archaeological roots of this local legend.

Now, the results of the work have been published with experts revealing that there may indeed be some truth to the reports of Merlin's death in Scotland.

Merlin is also known to have links to Stonehenge as the the 12th-century historian Geoffrey of Monmouth famously said it was built in Ireland, before being whisked across to Wiltshire by Merlin as a resting place for Arthurian royalty.

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