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kinrossshire
kirkcudbrightshire
lanarkshire
midlothian
morayshire
nairnshire
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Midlothian/Edinburghshire (Edinburgh, Musselburgh, Penicuik, Dalkeith,
Bonnyrigg)
Midlothian lies due south of Edinburgh,
Scotland?s capital city. Midlothian is an area of great diversity
and attractions. Occupying the broad valley between the Moorfoot
Hills and Pentland Hills, Midlothian bestrides the North and South
Esk rivers as they flow towards the wide Firth of Forth.
In 1302 Sir Henry St. Clair of Dalhousie
Castle declared that he was to marry Lady Margaret Ramsay. The
marriage plan ran counter to Edward I of England's attempts to
eliminate alliances between Scotland and France.
Prior to the battle Sir Robert Neville
was to attack Borthwick Castle, Sir Ralph Confrey's force was to
beseige Dalhousie castle, while the remaining force under Sir John
Seagrave, and assisted by the English paymaster, Ralph de Manton,
marched on Rossyln Castle.
In March 1320 a "Great Council of Earls,
Barons and Freeholders" foregathered at Newbattle Abbey. Directly
following the solemn considerations at Newbattle, Bernard de Linton
- Abbot of Arbroath and Chancellor of Scotland wrote a declaration,
on 6th April 1320 on behalf of the " Community of the Realm of
Scotland".
The declaration is known as "The
Declaration of Arbroath". The declaration is widely regarded as the
noblest statement of Scottish national sentiment ever penned. It was
written in an eloquent, scholarly, yet heart-stirring vigorous
mediaeval Latin prose. It was an emotional outporing of a nation's
pride and dignity..and its claim to freedom.
Counties
England Wales
Scotland
Kinross-shire,
Kirkcudbrightshire, Lanarkshire
Midlothian,
Morayshire,
Nairnshire Orkney,
Peeblesshire,
Perthshire
Renfrewshire, Ross-shire,
Roxburghshire
Selkirkshire, Shetland,
Stirlingshire Sutherland,
West Lothian,
Wigtownshire |
