William Robertson Historical Tales and Legends of Ayrshire

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Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Great national movements have inwrought them selves with the history of the Shire. On the streets of the county town and 'in the country surrounding, Sir William Wallace first seriously measured strength with the invader. Robert the Bruce was Earl of Carrick. He stormed Turnberry, the home of his youth, and he wrought wondrously among the hills of Dailly, on the uplands of Cumnock and of Balmel lingtou, and by. The base of Loudoun hill. And in a less degree, down to the days of the Revolution.