Turnberry Castle on the Ayrshire coast, a Bruce family stronghold, was occupied or held under English authority during the 1296 campaign. Robert Bruce the younger formally submitted to Edward I and the castle came under English oversight, though the extent of direct English garrison is debated. The Bruce relationship with Turnberry during the period 1296-1306 illustrates the ambiguous position of the Bruce family, outwardly compliant with English authority while preserving the capability and family networks that Bruce used to launch his 1306 revolt.
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