Carrick in Ayrshire
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Carrick in Ayrshire is a historic district in southwest Scotland that served as the medieval power base and earldom of the Bruce family, including Robert the Bruce.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Carrick, Ayrshire | 1 |
| Carrick, a subdivision of Ayrshire | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
earldom
ⓘ
historic district ⓘ medieval lordship ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bruce family
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robert the Bruce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Galloway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kyle (historic district of Ayrshire) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Ailsa Craig (offshore island historically associated)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Girvan (town) NERFINISHED ⓘ Maybole (town historically associated) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| currentAdministrativeContext |
largely within South Ayrshire council area
ⓘ
partly within East Ayrshire council area (broad historic sense) ⓘ |
| feudalStatus | Scottish earldom ⓘ |
| governedBy | Scottish crown (overlordship) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoastOn | Firth of Clyde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalIdentity | distinct sub-region of Ayrshire ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
Scottish clan history
ⓘ
medieval castles and estates ⓘ |
| hasHistoricRole |
medieval power base of the Bruce family
ⓘ
power base of Robert the Bruce ⓘ |
| hasLandscape |
agricultural land
ⓘ
coastal areas ⓘ upland hills ⓘ |
| hasMedievalCentre | Turnberry (castle and estate historically linked to the earls) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | derived from a Brythonic or Gaelic root related to "rock" or "fort" (uncertain etymology) ⓘ |
| hasReligionHistorically | Roman Catholicism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Earldom of Carrick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Middle Ages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
medieval Scotland ⓘ |
| historicCountySubdivisionOf | Ayrshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterReligionDominant | Presbyterianism ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ayrshire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ southwest Scotland ⓘ |
| medievalLanguage |
Scots
ⓘ
Scottish Gaelic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with the rise of Robert the Bruce
ⓘ
role in Wars of Scottish Independence ⓘ |
| partOf |
South Ayrshire (modern council area)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
historic county of Ayrshire ⓘ |
| regionType | rural ⓘ |
| usedAs | territorial designation in Scottish peerage titles ⓘ |
| wasRuledBy |
Bruce dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Earls of Carrick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Carrick, a subdivision of Ayrshire
this entity surface form:
Carrick, Ayrshire