An Dumfries park which was the scene of a key event that changed the course of Scottish history is being used to highlight the town’s past.
In February, 1306, after the murder of John Comyn at the Greyfriars Kirk in the town, Robert the Bruce raised the royal standard at Dumfries Castle which stood at the site which is now Castledykes Park.
The Wars of Independence are now featured on a beautiful 36-feet long tableau, in the sunken garden, which graphically contains the “History of Dumfries, Castledykes and the River Nith” on nine distinctive panels.
