Category:Loch Fergus, Kirkcudbright

It may be hard to believe that the unassuming green knoll to the right of the road at Loch Fergus was actually the birthplace of Galloway's rich history, where all of the region's ancient Norman castles, abbeys, priories, and churches once stood. Despite its unremarkable appearance, this area used to be a loch with a large, partly natural and partly artificial island at its center. It was here that Fergus, the first Lord of Galloway, built the first Norman castle or palace between 1138 and 1140. Although the castle itself is long gone, the site of the island still stands, measuring 1140 feet in circumference, and bears evidence of a large oblong building with a surrounding wall and Norman-style towers at each of its four corners. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loch_Fergus

BATTLE OF THE STANDARD.

In 1135 Henry I., the King of England, died, and David I. invaded England in support of the cause of his niece, Matilda, who was the daughter of the English King. This invasion culminated in the great Battle of the Standard. This battle is interesting and important, because it shews the desperate savage nature of the Gallovidians at that period. The “ Wild Scots of Galloway,’’ as they were called, were pressed into the service of the King, led by their two chiefs, Ulric and Duvenald. A Monastic historian thus described the Gallovidian contingent as “that detestable army, more atrocious than Pagans, reverencing neither God nor man, plundered the whole province of Northumberland, destroyed villages, burned towns, churches, and houses. By Mr. JAMES AFLECK

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