Social distancing and the ‘stay home’ message was slightly different in Dundee 500 years ago

Social distancing to stop the spread of disease is nothing new in Dundee.

However, such measures were slightly different some 500 years ago when plague was a frequent visitor to the burgh in the 1500s and 1600s.

The risk of infection was very high indeed and Dundonians that were ravaged by plague were confined to their houses.