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Gilnockie Tower, a Clan Armstrong tower. Castles owned by the Clan Armstrong have included amongst many others: Gilnockie Tower, also known as Hollows Tower, a couple of miles north of Canonbie in Dumfriesshire. [13] It was apparently built in 1518 but there was probably an earlier stronghold on the site. [13] It now houses a Clan Armstrong ...
Johnnie Armstrong depicted in a 19th-century painting at the Laing Art Gallery in Newcastle upon Tyne. Johnnie Armstrong or Johnie Armstrong was a Scottish raider and folk-hero. Johnnie Armstrong of Gilnockie was captured and hanged by King James V in July 1530. He is related to the Baird family. Child ballad number 169 tells of his life.
William Armstrong was the son of the Christie Armstrong referred to in the ballad of Johnnie Armstrong as "Kristy my son", and inherited Gilnockie Tower.Having been imprisoned in the Tolbooth, Jedburgh, for stealing two colts during a marauding expedition, he received his release through the interposition of the Earl of Traquair, lord high treasurer, and henceforth became devoted heart and ...
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The tower also houses the Clan Armstrong Museum, previously located in the Episcopal Church in Langholm. Many artefacts relating to the Clan Armstrong are on display and there is a special section devoted to Neil Armstrong, the First Man on the Moon. In 2019, Gilnockie Tower was awarded a 4 star rating from Visit Scotland as a visitor centre.
Volunteers Lou Dobrydnia, middle, Jeannie Jones, left, and Nicole Leal, all of Peoria, dish out a little fellowship with the food during the Loaves & Fish Ministry's Christmas meal in 2015 at ...
Carl’s Bakery, with its large colorful statue of a rooster in a top hat, has been an East Peoria landmark since the restaurant opened seven decades ago.. And for 23 years, Dave Armstrong was a ...
Peoria City Hall [7] 419 Fulton Street 1895-1898 February 1991 February 6, 1973 Peoria Mineral Springs and Residence [5] 701 W Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Drive c. 1843 June 1994 March 5, 1982 Peoria Women’s Club [7] 301 NE Madison Avenue 1893 April 2013 N/A Pettengill-Morron House [5] 1212 W Moss Avenue 1868 December 2021 April 2, 1976 ...