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.
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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