15 of the most infamous heists and robberies in Scottish history
By Sarah Wilson
Published 4th Oct 2019, 13:23 GMT
Updated 7th Oct 2019, 10:34 GMT
Scotland's most infamous thefts and robberies.
Scotland has seen its fair share of high-profile cases.
From art heists to jewellery shop raids, here are 15 of the most infamous robberies and thefts Scotland has seen over the past few decades.
Some debate whether this was a theft at all, seen as the stone was originally taken by the English - but on Christmas Day 1950 four students removed the Scottish Stone of Scone from Westminster and brought it back to Scotland.
In broad daylight at Drumlanrig Castle in 2003 some thieves posing as tourists stole a Leonardo Da Vinci painting worth 30m. The painting was recovered in 2007.
Armed men stormed into Edinburghs Hamilton and Inches jewellery shop in 2014 and stole watches and gem-studded jewellery worth 1.35m. They were convicted in 2015.
Rare and extremely valuable medieval coins were stolen from the National Museum of Scotland in 2015. Some blamed the staff strike that had been held not long before the theft, saying thieves had seized an opportunity.
Dumfries museum suffered a devastating blow in 2014 when robbers stole around 34,000 pounds worth of items including curler Rhona Martins Olympic gold medal.
One of Scotland's biggest ever robberies, a gang struck Securitas' Altens depot in Aberdeen in 1998, taking 1.2m in cash. They escaped and in spite of a high-profile Crimewatch feature, they have never been caught.
