Ancient Forth Defences 8 – Peace is restored 1329 – 1370
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When Robert the Bruce died in 1329, his son David was crowned King David II of Scotland. He pursued the goal of a final peace with England, dealt firmly with recalcitrant nobles, improved the royal finances, and set the country as a “free and independent kingdom.”
He was responsible for building David’s Tower (destroyed in a siege in 1573) on Edinburgh Castle and commissioned a series of defensive towers along the north banks of the Forth including Alloa Tower and Clackmannan Tower.
Alloa Tower
Clackmannan Tower
In 1358, David made William Douglas an earl to honour his family’s support for Robert the Bruce. To mark his new status William built Tantallon Castle in North Berwick.
Tantallon
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