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[Page] 96 Parish of Dumfries
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"possession of Dumfries castle as devolved to him as sovereign lord. He repaired and strengthened this castle in which he placed a garrison which he amply supplied with provisions. When Robert Bruce slew John Comyn in the Grayfriars Church on the 10th of February 1305-6 he immediately [seized] the Castle and drove away the English Justiciaries who were then sitting in Dumfries. The Castle was afterwards taken by the English who held it in 1309 and 1311. Bruce in July 1312 retook it, with other castles in this shire"
Ordnance Survey - Dumfries county, OS Name Books - Dumfries county - Volume 26 - Parish of Holywood, OS1/10/26
This volume contains information on place names found in the Dumfriesshire parish of Holywood.
Ordnance Survey - Dumfries county
Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Dumfries, which is in the south west of Scotland.