Governor George Ogilvy held Dunnottar Castle — the last Scottish fortress to resist Cromwell — for eight months. Inside were the Scottish Crown Jewels (the Honours of Scotland). Just before the surrender, the regalia were smuggled out hidden under a minister's wife's clothing and buried under the floor of nearby Kinneff Church, where they remained until the Restoration in 1660.
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