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Rosslyn Chapel to undergo hi-tech search
21st century technology is to be used to solve an age-old mystery at a famous Midlothian chapel.

The carved stones of the 15th century Rosslyn Chapel are said to contain dozens of historical relics including early gospels, the Ark of the Covenant, the holy grail and the mummified head of Christ.

Now, more than 550 years after work began on the site, the latest technology will be used to try and find the supposed relics. A non-invasive survey will be carried out at the chapel, home to the Knights Templar, successors to the warrior monks, who fled the Pope to Scotland in the 14th century.

The Knights Templar, successors to the warrior monks, will use ultra-sound and thermal imaging equipment in a bid to find the reputed relics in the vaults. John Ritchie, grand herald and spokesman for the Knights Templar, said: "The machine we are using is the most sophisticated anywhere and is capable of taking readings from the ground up to a mile deep without disturbing any of the land.

"We know many of the knights are buried in the grounds and there are many references to buried vaults, which we hope this project will finally uncover."

Rosslyn Chapel was founded by Sir William St Clair, third and last Prince of Orkney, in 1446. One of the ornate columns, the Apprentice Pillar, is said to contain a lead casket which holds the legendary Holy Grail, a cup used by Christ at the Last Supper, which was also used to collect his blood. - Edinburgh News.


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11 Jan 1966: numerous people, including the mayor of Wanaque and their police chief, observed a UFO over Wanaque Reservoir, burning holes in the ice. The Air Force at first freaked, then explained it as a weather balloon, but later withdrew that claim and called it a helicopter. To this day, the police who were there say it was a UFO. We lived near Wanaque at the time - I still remember the radio/TV interference and the panicky phone calls that some of the radio stations were broadcasting.