Edinburgh's Miniature Coffins at National Museums Scotland

London Times, July 20, 1836: Early in July, some boys were searching for rabbits’ burrows in the rocky formation, near Edinburgh, known as Arthur’s Seat. In the side of a cliff, they came upon some thin sheets of slate, which they pulled out. Inside the little cave they found seventeen tiny coffins.

"Like so many others, I was intrigued by these coffins from the moment I saw them on display in the National Museum. Their dark mystery seems to pull on our own fears and projections. I wanted to explore the story of their discovery, the theories and ongoing research in a textural way in keeping with their eerie mystery. This is one of a series of experimental short films responding to Edinburgh’s Miniature Coffins."

Creative credit: Simon Ray, Edinburgh Film Company

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