Thomas Randolph, Earl of Moray, took Edinburgh Castle by a daring night escalade. A local man named William Francis knew a secret route up the north face of Castle Rock — he had used it to visit a girl in the town. Randolph's men climbed the rock in the dark and surprised the garrison. The walls were demolished. This was one of Bruce's greatest coups before Bannockburn.
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