King Robert The Bruce's Cave
Robert The Bruce, born at Lochmaben Castle in 1274, was Knight and Overlord of Annandale and was crowned King of Scots in 1306. In the winter of 1307 after suffering defeat, King Robert went into hiding in the cave. While evading capture by Edward I, he spent three months living a solitary existence at a time when the wars of Independence were at their bleakest for the Scots.
Whilst in the cave and at the depths of despair, King Robert happened to watch a spider attempting to build a web, the spider would spin then fall get up and spin again and again relentlessly until it eventually made the web. This gave Robert heart and is reputed to be the birth of the saying IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, TRY, TRY AND TRY AGAIN.
King Robert then went forth from the cave on the Cove Estate, raised an army and won the historic Battle of Bannockburn in 1314, even though he was outnumbered 10 to 1. He established his claim to the throne and thus the beginning of freedom Scotland.
Contact
Mr
Andrew
Ritchie
Cove Estate
Kirkpatrick Fleming
Nr Lockerbie
Dumfries & Galloway
DG11 3AT
Scotland
Tel: +44 (1461) 8800285
E-Mail: enq@rbrucescave.com
WWW: http://www.brucescave.co.uk
