With roots that stretch back through the dim mists of time and boasting a number of royal connections, bearers of the Muir name today can lay claim to a truly distinguished heritage, being for centuries at the very heart of Scotland’s frequently turbulent affairs.
• In 1263, Gilchrist Muir led the Scots to victory over the Danes at the battle of Largs, being rewarded by a grateful King Alexander III with a knighthood and the lands of Rowallan, near Kilmarnock.
• One of his descendants, Elizabeth Muir, married Robert Stewart, the future King Robert II and the first of the Stewart monarchs.
Product code: ILUV-LS-SC-BK-MUIR
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