New aerial footage of William Wallace's fort has been captured.
The footage was captured by drone where it once was. Most of the former fort that was thought to be owned by William Wallace is now gone, only fragments of it remain. William Wallace's former fort is found in Southern Scotland, in a place called Annandale. The fort was built to ''annoy the English'' by Wallace. But, Wallace was not the only presence in Annadale - also present was clan Johnstone, who were also setting their setting their sights on the English. Clan Johnstone was a powerful border clan during the medieval era which held central lands of Annadale from 1174 and kept lookout for English forces coming to Scotland. This was almost exactly one hundred year before Wallace was born - he was born in 1270; Clan Johnstone remained a powerful border clan for hundreds of years, including throughout Wallace's life. In 1296, like most clans and nobles, Sir John Johnstone - a knight of Dumfries, where Annandale is - signed the Ragman Rolls. The Ragman Rolls was a document in which Scottish nobles signed their allegiance to King Edward I of England. However, William Wallace, who was also a nobleman at the time, refused to sign the Ragman Rolls. Wallace became a knight a year or two later. It's not clear when his fort was built, but it was a functioning fort around the same time as the Ragman Rolls were signed, as Wallace's men were present there in 1297. It's also likely that Wallace himself was present in this fort in 1297, as it is believed that Wallace was planning to takelochmaben castle in 1297 - a castle which is about a 20 minute drive from Annandale. Not only was Wallace's fort aimed at being something to antagonise the English and act as a defence towards them, it is also believed to have been his house. Therefore, when Wallace was not in battle, he must have spent a considerable amount of time here. Not much seems to be known about the fort otherwise. You can see a picture of it below.
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