Lyubotin to Dumfries, and a cultural exchange. A story is told that around the time Caerlaverock castle was built, a certain king known as Edward the exile married a daughter of the Kievian Rus ruler known as Yaroslov the Wise. This woman was called Agetha, and when Edward returned from Exile they brought their daughter Margaret with them.
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This is the Margaret who married King Malcom of Scotland. That story is told in pictures round the top of a room in Mount Stewart house on the Isle of Bute.
So, as you can see, in the stories there is a long and ancient history of connections between Scotland and what is now the Ukraine. There is also a long history of people moving around because of warfare and politics!
Find out more about the connections we are making in the present day here. This also includes a link to the excellent film our local young people made about life in Caerlaverock castle.
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