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In the ruins of Scottish castle
Builders committed exciting discovery: they found in the ruins of a medieval castle Mingari (Mingary Castle), located in Scotland, mysterious room with fragments of bones. According to the publication Daily Mail, because of the remote location Scottish castle Mingari, ranked among the monuments of architecture, it was abandoned at the end of the XVIII century, and gradually turned into ruins.
According to historian John Heyletta (Jon Haylett), the main temple construction was stopped in the XIII century, and over the past 200 years it remained abandoned.
Currently, it belongs to Donald Houston (Donald Houston), who asked the builders to restore the majestic building in order to revive its past glory. As it turned out, abandoned Mingari managed to present both the owner and historians intriguing surprise. The fact is that during the restoration of the builders discovered in the northern wall of the building pass and started digging.
"On the outside wall of the building has arched windows that can not be seen from the inside, so we thought, where is the room and not mistaken, - says John Heylett. - We have managed to reach the room with stone floors and walls and oak beams. The team will remove the stone blocks to get to the lancet holes, and then we will for the first time in 500 years will be able to look out of the window. "
Further examination revealed a tiny room that the only being in her articles have appeared bone fragments. Historians recognize that they are not yet able to explain the purpose of the room, the size of which is only 6 feet (1 to 8 meters) tall and 6 feet wide. But they hope that the results of the excavations will give them the answers to many questions. "It's hard to describe the exciting feeling of embracing you in a moment of descent into a room that was locked in the XV and in the XVI century, - continues the story Heylett. - The excavation should be completed soon, and I can not wait for this moment. "
Castle Mingari had military importance, as it is located on the beach. On assurances of historians, King James IV of Stuart used it as a reference point during the battle with Clan Donald.
Source: fedpost.ru/sobytiya/44565-v-ruinax-shotlandskogo-zamka-najdena-tainstvennaya-komnata.html