Henry II shared this news with the prior of the abbey. When the monastery was rebuilt after the fire in 1184, the grave was also searched for. About 2 m underground, a stone slab and a lead cross were found with the inscription: "Here, on the Isle of Avalon, was buried the famous King Arthur." Below this stone slab was found a coffin made of a carved log, containing the bones of a large man with a damaged skull and the bones of a smaller person, identified as Guinevere thanks to a lock of light hair found near the remains.
