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The Benedictine Abbey of the Holy Trinity and St. Margaret was founded in 1128 by King David I of Scotland. It was based on an earlier priory dating to the reign of his father, King Malcolm Canmore and Queen, St. Margaret. In the decades following its founding, the abbey received substantial endowments, as evidenced by the consecration of 26 altars. The abbey was an important destination for pilgrims, as it housed the reliquary and cult of St. Margaret. Despite much of the monastic buildings being destroyed by the troops of Edward I in 1303, and the turmoil during the Scottish Reformation, when the abbey church experienced an iconoclasm in 1559 and was looted in 1560, there are still substantial remains - Robert I of Scotland I (1274 – 1329), popularly known as Robert the Bruce was King of Scots from 1306 until his death. Robert led Scotland during the First War of Scottish Independence against England. Appointed in 1298 as a Guardian of Scotland alongside his chief rival for the throne, John Comyn of Badenoch. Bruce's involvement in John Comyn's murder in 1306 led to his excommunication by Pope Clement V but he received absolution the from Bishop of Glasgow. Bruce moved quickly to seize the throne, and was crowned king of Scots. Edward I's forces forced him to flee into hiding, before re-emerging in 1307 to defeat an English army and wage a highly successful guerrilla war against the English. Robert I defeated his other opponents, destroying their strongholds and devastating their lands, what won him control of much of Scotland, and at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314, Robert defeated a much larger English army under Edward II of England. But despite Bannockburn Edward II refused to renounce his claim to the overlordship of Scotland. In 1320, the Scottish nobility submitted a declaration to Pope John XXII, declaring Robert as their rightful monarch and asserting Scotland's status as an independent kingdom. In 1324, the Pope recognised Robert I as king of an independent Scotland. In 1327, the English deposed Edward II in favour of his son, Edward III, and peace was concluded between Scotland and England in 1328, by which Edward III renounced all claims to sovereignty over Scotland. Robert died at the Manor of Cardross. Robert's remains were buried in Dunfermline Abbey, while his internal organs embalmed and placed in St Serf's Church, Dumbarton. However, according to his last will, James Douglas, was to remove the heart and take it on a crusade to the Holy Land to atone for Robert's murder of John Comyn. However, Douglas only made it as far as Spain, where he was killed fighting the Moors at the Battle of Teba. The heart was later found, brought back to Scotland and buried at Melrose Abbey

Robert the Bruce had been crowned King of Scots after being involved in the killing of John Comyn, a rival and one of the most powerful men in Scotland. Robert the Bruce's claim to the Scottish throne led to a war between King Robert and King Edward I and his allies the Comyns and the MacDougalls. After his defeat at the Battle of Dalrigh in 1306 King Robert disappeared from the historical record for a number of months. It wasn't until the spring of 1307 that he made a reappearance, landing in the south-west of Scotland with soldiers recruited, for the most part, from the Macdonald controlled Isles. He came ashore in his own earldom of Carrick, where he could expect to command a large degree of local support. King Robert managed to establish a firm base in the area. An early success came with a raid on an English camp. The English received intelligence that his enemy was encamped at the head of Glen Trool. This was a difficult position to approach, for the loch takes up much of the glen, with only a narrow track bordered by a steep slope. King Robert made effective use of the terrain to attack. As the English approached up the defile, called by the locals the "Steps of Trool", they were forced to proceed single file. At a given signal, King Robert´s men pushed the wall of boulders down the slope. The narrowness of the path prevented support from either the front or the rear. Without room to maneuver, many of the English below were killed, and the rest withdrew. Bruce's Stone is a boulder commemorating King Robert's victory. In 1929, on the 600th anniversary of Bruce's death, it was placed high above the northern shore of Loch Trool, from where, legend has it, he had commanded the ambush that took place on the Steps of Trool on the other side of the loch.

Robert the Bruce had been crowned King of Scots after being involved in the killing of John Comyn, a rival and one of the most powerful men in Scotland. Robert the Bruce's claim to the Scottish throne led to a war between King Robert and King Edward I and his allies the Comyns and the MacDougalls. After his defeat at the Battle of Dalrigh in 1306 King Robert disappeared from the historical record for a number of months. It wasn't until the spring of 1307 that he made a reappearance, landing in the south-west of Scotland with soldiers recruited, for the most part, from the Macdonald controlled Isles. He came ashore in his own earldom of Carrick, where he could expect to command a large degree of local support. King Robert managed to establish a firm base in the area. An early success came with a raid on an English camp. The English received intelligence that his enemy was encamped at the head of Glen Trool. This was a difficult position to approach, for the loch takes up much of the glen, with only a narrow track bordered by a steep slope. King Robert made effective use of the terrain to attack. As the English approached up the defile, called by the locals the "Steps of Trool", they were forced to proceed single file. At a given signal, King Robert´s men pushed the wall of boulders down the slope. The narrowness of the path prevented support from either the front or the rear. Without room to maneuver, many of the English below were killed, and the rest withdrew. The defeat by Bruce and his 300 men of the Earl of Pembroke and his 1500 heavy cavalry was a "major victory" for King Robert.

In 1069, Malcolm Canmore (aka Malcolm III of Scotland) and William the Conqueror held a conference about Edgar Ætheling's claims to the English crown. They met at Abernithi. This may have been here. About 2 km upstream, Lincluden Abbey was founded around 1160. In 1186, Dumfries was granted the rights of a Royal Burgh. Robert the Bruce, the future King of Scotland, arrived in Dumfries on 10 February 1306 with information that John Comyn was also there. The two met for a private conversation in the Franciscan church there. Bruce accused Comyn of betraying him, but Comyn denied this. Filled with anger, Bruce drew his dagger and seriously wounded his opponent. As Bruce fled the church in fear, his companion Sir Roger de Kirkpatrick entered the building, found Comyn still alive and killed him, saying "I mak siccar" (in Scots, this means "I'll play it safe"). This remains the Kirkpatrick family motto to this day. The Midsteeple is the former town hall. At the beginning of the 18th century, it was decided to replace the city's old town hall with a new building. Construction began in 1705 and lasted until 1707. The Midsteeple was redesigned and modernized several times over the centuries. By the early 20th century, the building was no longer used as a town hall. The Art Deco building at Great King Street was for sale in 2022

In 1069, Malcolm Canmore (aka Malcolm III of Scotland) and William the Conqueror held a conference about Edgar Ætheling's claims to the English crown. They met at Abernithi. This may have been here. About 2 km upstream, Lincluden Abbey was founded around 1160. In 1186, Dumfries was granted the rights of a Royal Burgh. Robert the Bruce, the future King of Scotland, arrived in Dumfries on 10 February 1306 with information that John Comyn was also there. The two met for a private conversation in the Franciscan church there. Bruce accused Comyn of betraying him, but Comyn denied this. Filled with anger, Bruce drew his dagger and seriously wounded his opponent. As Bruce fled the church in fear, his companion Sir Roger de Kirkpatrick entered the building, found Comyn still alive and killed him, saying "I mak siccar" (in Scots, this means "I'll play it safe"). This remains the Kirkpatrick family motto to this day. The Midsteeple is the former town hall. At the beginning of the 18th century, it was decided to replace the city's old town hall with a new building. Construction began in 1705 and lasted until 1707. The Midsteeple was redesigned and modernized several times over the centuries. By the early 20th century, the building was no longer used as a town hall.

In 1069, Malcolm Canmore (aka Malcolm III of Scotland) and William the Conqueror held a conference about Edgar Ætheling's claims to the English crown. They met at Abernithi. This may have been here. About 2 km upstream, Lincluden Abbey was founded around 1160. In 1186, Dumfries was granted the rights of a Royal Burgh. Robert the Bruce, the future King of Scotland, arrived in Dumfries on 10 February 1306 with information that John Comyn was also there. The two met for a private conversation in the Franciscan church there. Bruce accused Comyn of betraying him, but Comyn denied this. Filled with anger, Bruce drew his dagger and seriously wounded his opponent. As Bruce fled the church in fear, his companion Sir Roger de Kirkpatrick entered the building, found Comyn still alive and killed him, saying "I mak siccar" (in Scots, this means "I'll play it safe"). This remains the Kirkpatrick family motto to this day. Greyfriars Church was built in the Gothic style between 1866 and 1868, but "in general" Greyfriars Church was the place where Robert Bruce murdered John Comyn, as this church is the successor to the Franciscan church.