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A royal castle, which no longer exists, was built in the 13th century on the site of the present Castledykes Park.
In the latter part of the century William Wallace chased a fleeing English force southward through the Nith valley.
The English fugitives met the gates of Dumfries Castle that remained firmly closed in their presence.
With a body of the town's people joining Wallace and his fellow pursuers when they arrived, the fleeing English met their end at Cockpool on the Solway Coast.
After resting at Caerlaverock Castle a few miles away from the bloodletting, Wallace again passed through Dumfries the day after as he returned north to Sanquhar.
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