The Turnberry Band, also known as the Turnberry Bond, was a pact between Scottish and

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nobles signed on 20 September 1286 at

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. The agreement may have concerned a campaign in

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, and may have later formed the basis that bound the group around the claim of the

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family to the

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The Turnberry Alliance

''English Translation''

''Bond by Patrick Earl of Dunbar, Patrick, John, and Alexander his sons, Walter Stewart, Earl of Menteith, Alexander and John his sons, Robert of Bruce, Lord of Annandale, and Robert of Bruce, Earl of Carrick, and Richard of Bruce his sons, James, Steward of Scotland, and John his brother, Enegus, son of Dovenald, and Alexander his lawful son, whereby they engage to adhere to Sir Richard de Burgh, Earl of Ulster, and Sir Thomas of Clare in all their affairs, and to stand faithfully by them and their accomplices against all their adversaries, saving their fidelity to the King of England, and also to him who should obtain the kingdom of Scotland by reason of relationship to Alexander King of Scotland last deceased. At Turnebyry in Carrick, on the eve of St. Matthew, 20th September 1286,....''The Red Book of Menteith II:xxxi, No. 12.

Signatories

* Patrick de Dunbar,

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* Patrick de Dunbar, son of Patrick de Dunbar, Earl of Dunbar *John, son of Patrick de Dunbar, Earl of Dunbar *Alexander, son of Patrick de Dunbar, Earl of Dunbar * Walter Stewart,

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* Alexander Stewart, son of Walter Stewart, Earl of Menteith * John Stewart, son of Walter Stewart, Earl of Menteith *

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Lord of Annandale The Lordship of Annandale was a sub-comital lordship in southern Scotland (Annandale, Dumfries and Galloway, Annandale) established by David I of Scotland by 1124 for his follower Robert de Brus. The following were holders of the office: *Robert ...

Earl of Carrick Earl of Carrick (or Mormaer of Carrick) is the title applied to the ruler of Carrick (now South Ayrshire), subsequently part of the Peerage of Scotland. The position came to be strongly associated with the Scottish crown when Robert the Bruce, ...

, son of Robert de Brus, Lord of Annandale * Richard de Brus, son of Robert de Brus, Lord of Annandale * James Steward,

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*John Stewart, son of James Stewart, High Steward of Scotland * Richard de Burgh,

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* Aonghas mac Domhnaill,

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, son of Aonghas mac Domhnaill, Lord of Islay

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