ATTENTION all KIRKPATRICKS and  BRUCES            A CALL TO ARMS! (sort of)   It has recently come to my attention that a site important to bothclans AND the history of Scotland has been cut off from public access and mayultimately be lost to us forever. The site of which I speak is the Alter site of the Old Greyfriars Church in Dumfries, the site where Robert theBruce and Sir Roger Kirkpatrick jointly “dispatched” the treacherous John “theRed” Comyn on 10 February 1306, who brought challenge to Robert The Bruce’sclaim to the Scottish Throne.  Thebuilding has been boarded up and access is denied to all except those who maywish to purchase or rent the building.  Atrue tragedy for the Bruces, Kirkpatricks and all of Scotland.   The following is from The Bruce Society (http://www.brucetrust.co.uk/home.html) The Trust has just embarked on its most ambitious project so far. A shop on Castle Street in Dumfries, the old Poundstretcher store, iscurrently empty. This shop sits on the site of the 14th century Friary where the Comynslaying took place. In 1902 the Dumfries and Galloway Antiquarian Society was behind anarchaeological dig on the site when nine shops were demolished and they foundwhat was widely agreed to be the altar stone that Bruce and Comyn would havebeen standing close to on that fateful Thursday in 1306. To add to the evidence, two skeletons were found close to the stone butnot touching it and they were thought to be that of Comyn and his uncle. Obviously this would be an ideal site for a visitor centre marking whatwas a history shaping event and celebrating the life of King Robert. Agents have indicated they might well be happy to let us have it. Butwe need to find finances, and quickly. Such buildings are rarely available forlong. The Trust is obviously trying to raise funds but we are also appealingfor donations and we hope you can help. Please go to our Donations page and follow the instructions. AND We are actively in seeking finance for such a venture which will be anexpensive exercise and we need as much help as we can possibly get. If you are interested in our project and would like to be involved,please send your donations by clicking on the button below...  http://www.brucetrust.co.uk/donations.htmlYou also email us at info@brucetrust.co.uk if you have any questions.  If you TRULY are proud of your Kirkpatrick & Scottish heritage, goto the donation link in the above article and give money to save the I MAKSIKKAR site.  I just donated  £50.00 GBP./$76 US  I challenge all other K' descendants to dothe same.