Castledykes (Dumfries Castle!)

**Pour1Malt** · 20th March 07, 04:27 AM

alsa oan the mound...

there used tae bae a statue o' Robert The Bruce...

**Pour1Malt** · 20th March 07, 04:29 AM

the new statue (proposed!)

Robertson The Bruce

an his Mighty Steed

Taffee The Daft!

**Pour1Malt** · 20th March 07, 04:30 AM

the gairdens doon where the quarry wuz....

**Pour1Malt** · 20th March 07, 04:30 AM

this is a very bonny place in the summer...

we will have tae return tae get piccies again...

**Pour1Malt** · 20th March 07, 04:34 AM

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."

**Pour1Malt** · 20th March 07, 04:36 AM

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!"

**Pour1Malt** · 20th March 07, 04:39 AM

an the third; "Bruce Captures Dumfries Castle And Parades His Royal Standard

This Days Drama In Dumfries In 1306 Shaped Scottish History."

**Scott Gilmore** · 20th March 07, 09:42 PM

Originally Posted by Pour1Malt

this is a very bonny place in the summer...

we will have tae return tae get piccies again...

Looks pretty inviting this time of year as well.

This explains all those red sandstone structures I see in so many of your photos from this area. Thanks for the photo essay.