Lady Devorguilla

Lady Devorguilla Lady Devorgilla: daughter of Alan, Lord of Galloway & Margaret Huntingdon. An educated and powerful woman who created a legacy spanning the centuries.

Lady Devorgilla historically was a woman of great social influence. She was born in 1210 daughter to Alan the Lord of Galloway. She married at the age of thirteen, 1223 to John Balliol - 5th Baron de Balliol - Barnard Castle nr Durham. Nine children were born including: Sir Hugh Balliol, Sir Alexander Balliol, King John of Scotland 1292, Cecily de Balliol m John de Burgh, Ada de Balliol m 1266 Wil

liam de Lindsay, Margaret - died unmarried, Eleanor de Balliol m John II Comyn Lord of Badenoch, Maud m Sir Bryon FitzAlan - succeeded the Earl of Surrey as Guardian and Keeper of Scotland for Edward I of England. After only eleven years John Balliol dies in 1234 and Lady Devorgilla keeps her much loved husbands heart in an enamelled box until her own death. In 1260 Lady Devorgilla builds the first bridge adjoining Maxwellton to the town Dumfries. In 1273 Lady Devorgilla designs and finances the building of the New Abbey Dulce C'or now known as Sweet Heart Abbey. Due to the fact, her husband John was subjected to a penance over a land dispute in 1282 she establishes a permanent endowment to form the Balliol College - University of Oxford. Lady Devorgilla died on the Feast Day of St Agnes 21st January 1290 allowing for the strong likelihood she lived close to the region of eighty years.

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16/08/2021

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They bring our history to life, and add drama and spectacle to summer days out. Now, after 18 months on the sidelines, armies of re-enactors are back in all their full period-costume glory

06/07/2021

Hear ye, hear ye! Medieval Banquet at Buittle Castle on the 16th of July! 4 courses in a setting fit for a Laird. Book today as seats are limited. Main will consist of a roast with seasonal veg, followed by a desserts banquet. A full menu will be posted soon!
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30/06/2021

Did someone mention medieval banquet? ❤️

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08/06/2021

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The exhibition will run in Edinburgh until autumn before coming to Kirkcudbright in October

25/05/2021

Witness a glow up over 1,000 years in the making✨

This Saturday the goes on display at the National Museum of Scotland. Its contents deepen our understanding of Scotland's place in the Viking Age.

Learn more about the Galloway Hoard and book your visit at nms.ac.uk/explore-our-collections/stories/scottish-history-and-archaeology/galloway-hoard/

Stunning! Spring bulbs giving cause for celebration.
08/03/2021

Stunning! Spring bulbs giving cause for celebration.

Bulb Update: The daffodils have arrived!
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28/01/2021

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Dervorguilla is a familiar figure in Scottish history, a lady of wealth, substance and impeccable pedigree. She is mentioned because she is the great grand-daughter of King David I, the mother of K…

28/01/2021
07/01/2021

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05/01/2021

National Museums Scotland and Glasgow University have joined forces for a three-year study of the find

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Lady Devorgilla historically was a woman of great social influence. She was born in 1210 daughter to Alan the Lord of Galloway. She married at the age of thirteen, 1223 to John Balliol - 5th Baron de Balliol - Barnard Castle nr Durham. Nine children were born including: Sir Hugh Balliol, Sir Alexander Balliol, King John of Scotland 1292, Cecily de Balliol m John de Burgh, Ada de Balliol m 1266 William de Lindsay, Margaret - died unmarried, Eleanor de Balliol m John II Comyn Lord of Badenoch, Maud m Sir Bryon FitzAlan - succeeded the Earl of Surrey as Guardian and Keeper of Scotland for Edward I of England. After only eleven years John Balliol dies in 1234 and Lady Devorgilla keeps her much loved husbands heart in an enamelled box until her own death. In 1260 Lady Devorgilla builds the first bridge adjoining Maxwellton to the town Dumfries. In 1273 Lady Devorgilla designs and finances the building of the New Abbey Dulce C'or now known as Sweet Heart Abbey. Due to the fact, her husband John was subjected to a penance over a land dispute in 1282 she establishes a permanent endowment to form the Balliol College - University of Oxford. Lady Devorgilla died on the Feast Day of St Agnes 21st January 1290 allowing for the strong likelihood she lived close to the region of eighty years.