Barns of Ayr - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Barns of Ayr - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
The Barns of Ayr was, according to Blind Harry in The Wallace, a site in Ayr, Scotland, which was used as English barracks. According to Blind Harry, a number of Scottish barons of Ayrshire were called to a meeting with King Edward I of England at a barn used as an English military barracks, only to be massacred and hanged, including Sir Ronald Crawford Sheriff of Ayr, Sir Bryce Blair of Blair, Sir Neil Montgomerie of Cassillis, Crystal of Seton, and Sir Hugh Montgomerie.Crome, p.47 In revenge, William Wallace burned the barracks with the English inside. Read more on Wikipedia
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