Carrick

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Carrick is a historic region in southwestern Scotland that served as an early power base for the medieval House of Bruce.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Carrick, Ayrshire 2

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historic region
medieval lordship
associatedWithNobleFamily House of Bruce NERFINISHED
borders Cunninghame NERFINISHED
Galloway
Kyle
containsRiver River Doon
River Girvan NERFINISHED
River Stinchar NERFINISHED
containsSite Turnberry Castle
containsTown Ayr NERFINISHED
Ballantrae NERFINISHED
Girvan NERFINISHED
Maybole NERFINISHED
Turnberry
country Scotland
culturalRegionOf Lowlands
surface form: Lowlands–Gaelic frontier zone
earlTitleCreatedFor native Gaelic dynasty
earlyPowerBaseOf House of Bruce
feudalOverlord King of Scots
governedBy local mormaers or earls
hasCoastlineOn Firth of Clyde NERFINISHED
hasHistoricIdentityAs Gaelic-speaking lordship
historicalEconomy agriculture
fishing
pastoralism
historicalProvinceOf Kingdom of Scotland
historicCounty Ayrshire NERFINISHED
historicStatus one of the three divisions of Ayrshire
languageHistoricallySpoken Scots
Scottish Gaelic
laterHeldBy Robert the Bruce NERFINISHED
Scottish crown NERFINISHED
locatedIn southwest Scotland
surface form: southwestern Scotland
medievalReligion Christianity
medievalTitle Earls of Carrick
surface form: Earldom of Carrick
notableFor association with Robert the Bruce
role in Wars of Scottish Independence
nowAdministeredAsPartOf East Ayrshire NERFINISHED
South Ayrshire NERFINISHED
partOf Galloway
strategicImportance control of routes between Lowlands and Galloway
titleHeldBy Earl of Carrick NERFINISHED
TurnberryCastleSignificance traditional birthplace of Robert the Bruce

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this entity surface form: Carrick, Ayrshire
Earl of Carrick locatedIn Carrick
Turnberry Castle partOf Carrick
Earl of Carrick seatIn Carrick
this entity surface form: Carrick, Ayrshire