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January 17, 2003 - Beaton's Mill, Milton - King James III History
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Beaton's Mill, Whins of Milton,Stirling, Scotland. Legend has it that on this location King James III of Scotland was dispatched (some say it was murder) after the Battle of Sauchieburn. Sir William Striveling of Kere supported the nobles against King James III and was knighted by James IV after the battle of Sauchieburn. Genealogist David Stirling from Denny adds - "James Shaw of Sauchie and Patrick Gray of Kynef were close friends and allies of William Stirling of Keir, who was knighted by James IV, shortly after his accession to the throne, and when a new Charter of Barony erection was granted. Hugh Borthwick (his real name was Bean) was an apostate monk, who according to James Grant, Scottish Historian, was rewarded by the grant of an annual rent from a tenement in Stirling for his part in the deed." Prior to his death Stirling Historian Bob McCutcheon took me to this site, and said the mill could not have been the location of King James III's murder. The building was rethatched in the mid 20th century (1950's as I remember) and when they removed the thatch the building walls contained a headstone with the date 1696. A Late 17th Century building, built well after the demise of King James III.
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