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Old Photograph Closeburn Castle Scotland
Old photograph of Closeburn Castle near Thornhill north of Dumfries, Scotland. The Kirkpatrick family was confirmed in their lands of Closeburn in 1232 by Alexander II. The Scottish tower house castle was probably built in the late 14th century, although some sources give a date as early as 1180 or as late as 1420. Sir Roger de Kirkpatrick was with Robert the Bruce at Dumfries in 1306, and assisted in the murder of John " the Red " Comyn. His son, also Sir Roger, commanded a force which recaptured Caerlaverock and Dalswinton castles from the English in 1355. He was then murdered by Sir James Lindsay at Caerlaverock in 1357.
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