From BBC:

“Work has begun to unearth remnants of buildings which became infamous for the murder of the second husband of Mary Queen of Scots, Lord Darnley.

The remains of the buildings have been buried beneath Old College for more than 200 years.

The dig is being carried out prior to a £1m landscaping project which is being funded by a private donor.

The house where Darnley had been lodging was associated with the Collegiate Church of St Mary, commonly known as the Kirk O’ Fields.

It was destroyed by an explosion on 9 February 1567 and although Darnley and his valet escaped, both men were later apparently strangled in the garden.

Mary’s third husband, the Earl of Bothwell, was thought to be culpable but was acquitted of the murders two months later.”

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