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On the lofty castle esplanade Robert the Bruce beckons you in to the museums, great hall and fortifying scones of the Unicorn Café. On the way back down take the lesser-explored Back Walk as a ...
The National Trust for Scotland (NTS), which owns the castle and its surrounding structures, has appointed architect firm, Page\Park, to spearhead the ambitious £5.6 million project.
The National Trust for Scotland (NTS), which owns the castle and its surrounding structures, has appointed architect firm, Page\Park, to spearhead the ambitious £5.6 million project.
Robert the Bruce was just 12 years old when several Scottish barons who supported the Bruce title as successor of the crown met secretly at Turnberry. It was burned by William ‘le hardy ...
Bruce was descended from ancestors in Brix, in Flanders. In 1124, King David I granted the massive estates of Annandale to his follower, Robert de Brus, in order to secure the border. The name ...
As the 750th anniversary of Robert the Bruce’s birth is marked this summer, Melrose Abbey is once more at the heart of the king’s story. In 1921, The Scotsman recorded the find made at the ...
The King of Scotland is in line for a clean-up. A statue of Robert the Bruce proudly stands in Lochmaben High Street – just a few miles from the remains of the castle his ancestors once called ...
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Turnberry Castle was the home of Marjorie, Countess of Carrick in the late 1200s. It is said she kidnapped Robert the Bruce, 6th Lord of Annandale, and held him captive at her home until he agreed ...