I have just returned from the city of Durham where I met with two members of Durham university's 'Scottish Soldiers' project team, project manager Sophie Daniels and senior archaeologist Richard Annis.
In November 2013 some human remains were discovered near the cathedral when foundations for a new cafe were being dug. By September 2015 scientific analysis had shown that the remains were of the Scottish soldiers captured at the Battle of Dunbar in September 1650 who had been imprisoned in Durham cathedral.
In my book 'Captured by Cromwell in Caledonia' I tell the story of my ancestor who was incarcerated in the cathedral, but survived.
I am very grateful to Sophie and Richard for the time that they spent with me, especially the private tour of their excellent exhibition and the visit to the recent burial ground of the human remains.
It was very moving to stand in the cathedral and imagine what it must have been like for my ancestor to be imprisoned there.