Lochmaben

About Lochmaben

Burns referred to Lochmaben in The Five Carlins where Bruce’s daughter, Marjorie Bruce once lived in its castle. The Five Carlins, which are the five burghs of Dumfriesshire, the others being Dumfries itself, Kirkudbright, Annan and Sanquhar. Burns always claimed that he had been given the freedom of Lochmaben after leaving Dalswinton but there is no trace of this in the official records.