Originally written for private distribution in 1954, this account of the Closeburn Kirkpatricks was, the author says,"a story that needed to be told." The Kirkpatricks of Closeburn, in Dumfries-shire, Scotland, trace their family back to Ivone, who witnessed a Charter for Robert Brus (or Bruce), first Lord of Annandale.Roger 'mak siccar ' Kirkpatrick was a close associate of the later Robert Bruce, who became King of Scotland.The family's connections extend through the Isle of Wight to France and Spain.

Originally written for private distribution in 1954, this account of the Closeburn Kirkpatricks was, the author says,"a story that needed to be told." The Kirkpatricks of Closeburn, in Dumfries-shire, Scotland, trace their family back to Ivone, who witnessed a Charter for Robert Brus (or Bruce), first Lord of Annandale.Roger 'mak siccar ' Kirkpatrick was a close associate of the later Robert Bruce, who became King of Scotland.The family's connections extend through the Isle of Wight to France and Spain.