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The Earldom of Carrick was home to Scotland's famous Bruce family. Robert de Bruce, the 6th Lord of Region of Annandale, Scotland , acquired the Earldom as a result of his 1274 marriage to the widow, Margaret De Bruce, 3rd Countess Of Carrick . Their son became King Robert I Of Scotland , more commonly known as Robert the Bruce.

Kyle And Carrick was the former name (1975-96) of a local government district in the Strathclyde region of Scotland. In 1996 it was re-constituted as a Unitary Authority, but renamed South Ayrshire .


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