The authorities in Scotland say they have found the mummified heart of Robert the Bruce, the 14th-century Scottish King who won independence from England.

Doreen Grove, inspector of ancient monuments at Historic Scotland, the agency that investigated the find, said the King who took up the independence battle from William Wallace will get a proper memorial on the grounds of Melrose Abbey 667 years after he died.

Wallace, known as ''Braveheart,'' was the inspiration for the recent Academy-Award-winning film starring Mel Gibson.

Until now, there has been only a sign stating that Bruce's heart had been buried somewhere on the grounds of Melrose Abbey, in the southeastern corner of Scotland. Bruce's bones are buried at Dunfermline, 15 miles north of Edinburgh.