Team cracks chapel's music 'code'
Rosslyn Chapel was built in the 15th Century
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A father and son team from Edinburgh think they have found a secret piece of music hidden in carvings at a famous medieval chapel in Midlothian.
Stuart Mitchell, 41 and his father Tommy, 75, said they had deciphered a musical code locked in the stones of Rosslyn Chapel for more than 500 years.
They will perform the music in May at a concert in the 15th Century chapel.
Visitor numbers to the chapel have increased rapidly since it featured in Dan Brown's novel The Da Vinci Code.
Stuart Mitchell discovered a series of figures which he calls an "orchestra of angels" at the base of elaborate arches round the altar, with each angel holding a musical instrument.
He worked with his father to decipher the patterns on cubes which jut out from the arches.
Tommy Mitchell said the markings concealed a tune which they were determined to crack.
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