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.
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
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this entity surface form:
Carrick, Ayrshire
this entity surface form:
Carrick, Ayrshire