New model of Robert the Bruce’s face goes on display at Scottish abbey

A NEW 3D model of Robert the Bruce’s face has gone on display to mark 750 years since his birth.

The king of Scotland is being remembered by a series of events across the Historic Environment Scotland (HES) estate, with the new face model going on display at Dunfermline Abbey, where Robert the Bruce was buried.

The 3D reconstruction is the “most realistic likeness of Robert the Bruce to be produced to date”, HES said.

It was created as part of a collaboration between the University of Glasgow and Liverpool John Moores University Face Lab, which released the digital model a few years ago.