Kildrummy Castle in Aberdeenshire was Bruces strongest northern fortress and the refuge of his family and supporters while he was hiding after Methven. The English prince besieged it with a substantial force. The castle was betrayed from within: the English bribed a blacksmith named Osbourne to start a fire in the grain store. The garrison surrendered; Nigel Bruce was hanged and beheaded. Bruces female relatives fled north but were captured at Tain. Kildrummys fall left Bruce completely isolated — the low point before his eventual recovery.
Nigel Bruce captured and executed; garrison captured
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