"I think it's the music I thought I had to make."

He has become known as the Arnish Moor Man.The small collection of items are part of a rare loan from the National Museums Collection Centre in Edinburgh.

The rest of the items, which include the jacket and a pair of leggings, are too fragile to display and remain in the centre's care.The man was found to have been laid down on his back in the grave.Police called to the scene in 1964 quickly ruled out the remains being from recent times.

Edinburgh University experts who examined the find at the time described the skeleton as being in a poor condition and having the consistency of "rubbery seaweed".But the items of clothing were well preserved, though stained brown from the long time they had been in the peat.

National Museums Scotland said analysis suggested the knitted bonnet would have originally been blue, and of a type and colour favoured by Highlanders in the 18th Century.

The leggings had been repaired with patches several times. The jacket also shows signs of intricate repairs.International users can access all BBC News election content on

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