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a few weeks ago Emma an ai took the weans oot fur a walk an a wee exploration.... http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u...stledykes2.jpg
Dumfries used tae have a castle... (no maire- it is lang gone...) the area is ca'd Castledykes... roon this plaque reads; "Site Of Royal Castle Of Dumfries Built in 1186 By William The Lion" http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u...stledykes5.jpg inside reads; "In The Wars Of Scottish Independence It Was Re-Taken From The English By Wallace in 1297 And By Bruce in 1306 The Castle Was Recorded As Waste in 1335." .
later... the area was a sandstane quary... noo it has lovely gairdens... http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u...stledykes1.jpg
this wus still in winter say it is no as green an bonny... from the mound ya can see the River Nith... http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u...tledykes10.jpg
alsa oan the mound... there used tae bae a statue o' Robert The Bruce... http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u...tledykes11.jpg
the new statue (proposed!) Robertson The Bruce an his Mighty Steed Taffee The Daft! http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u...stledykes9.jpg
the gairdens doon where the quarry wuz.... http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u...stledykes7.jpg
this is a very bonny place in the summer... we will have tae return tae get piccies again... http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u...stledykes8.jpg
alaing yin wa' they have these auld paintings tellin' the story... (the weather has done some damage o'er the years...) This yin Says: "In 1186, King William The Lion Visits His Fortress At Castledykes.... The King Grants A Charter To Dumfries Making It A Royal Burgh." http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u...stledykes6.jpg
the second yin reads: "Bruce Slays The Red Comyn in Greyf'all Monastery, Dumfries, 1306... Bruce Decides To Fight For Scotland's Freedom.... And The Crown!" http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u...stledykes4.jpg
