Events from the year 1315 in the
Kingdom of Scotland.
Incumbents
*
Monarch –
Robert I Robert I may refer to:
*Robert I, Duke of Neustria (697–748)
*Robert I of France (866–923), King of France, 922–923, rebelled against Charles the Simple
*Rollo, Duke of Normandy (c. 846 – c. 930; reigned 911–927)
* Robert I Archbishop of ...
Events
* 26 April –
Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament ( gd, Pàrlamaid na h-Alba ; sco, Scots Pairlament) is the devolved, unicameral legislature of Scotland. Located in the Holyrood area of the capital city, Edinburgh, it is frequently referred to by the metonym Holyro ...
, meeting at Ayr, proclaims Edward as legal heir to King Robert as King Robert had no legal heir at that point.
* 26 May – Edward and his fleet (and more than 5,000 men) land on the Irish coast at points at and between
Olderfleet Castle
Olderfleet Castle is a four-storey towerhouse, the remains of which stand on Curran Point to the south of Larne Harbour in Larne, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The place name of Olderfleet may be a corruption of ''Ulfrecksfiord'' (or Ulfrie ...
at
Larne to initiate an invasion of Ireland.
Joyce, P.W., "Edward Bruce (1315-1318)", ''A Concise History of Ireland'', Dublin, 1909
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See also
* Timeline of Scottish history
References
Years of the 14th century in Scotland
Wars of Scottish Independence
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