ROBERT the BRUCE and that SPIDER

Robert the Bruce and the Spider is one of the most enduring Scottish stories. What's the real story behind the legend?

Legand has it that Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland, when fighting the first war of independence with Edward the 1st of England and losing, went into hiding. While living in a cave he watched a spider trying to spin a web. The spider kept falling but kept trying again, and this would inspire the king to carry on his fight.

But how much of this is true?

Locations:
Glentrool - Galloway
Clatteringshaws Loch - Galloway

Secondary locations:
Torrhouse Stone Circle - Wigtown - Galloway
The Martyr's Stake/Wigtown Bay - Wigtown - Galloway
Turnberry Castle - Turnberry - Ayrshire
St Medans - Monreith - Galloway

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Filmed on Apple iPhone 11

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