Knights Templar to use latest imaging in search for Grail

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By Paul Kelbie, Scotland Correspondent

06 January 2003

For centuries the intricately carved stones of Rosslyn Chapel near Edinburgh have tantalised historians, archaeologists and devoted Christians.

A labyrinth of vaults beneath the 15th-century home of the Knights Templar is reputed to contain dozens of holy relics, including early gospels, the Ark of the Covenant, the fabled Holy Grail – and even the mummified head of Christ.

More than 550 years after the first foundation stones were laid, modern technology is about to put the legend to the test.

A group of Knights Templar, successors to the warrior monks who sought asylum from the Pope by fleeing to Scotland in the early 14th century and fought for Robert the Bruce at Bannockburn, are to make a "non-invasive" survey of the land around the chapel. They will use the latest ultrasound and thermal imaging technology in the hope of finding evidence of the existence of the vaults.

"The plan is to investigate the land around the chapel to a depth of at least 20ft," said John Ritchie, Grand Herald and spokesman for the Knights Templar. more

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Search for the Holy Grail.

The Ark of the Covenant.

They all fascinate me. However, I for one hope that they are never "found", as it would kill the legend and myths. Many people spend their life searching. It is good to have a purpose in life.

But, oh boy, the thrill of the search.

-- Anonymous, January 07, 2003


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