Alan of Galloway
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Alan of Galloway was a leading thirteenth-century Scottish magnate. As the hereditary Lord of Galloway and Constable of Scotland, he was one of the most influential men in the Kingdom of Scotland and
Seal of Alan's second father-in-law, David, Earl of Huntingdon. The seal depicts the armament of a twelfth-century knight.
Coat of arms attributed to Alan's first father-in-law, Roger de Lacy, Constable of Chester, as it appears on folio 33r of Cambridge Corpus Christi College 16 II (Chronica majora).
Charter of confirmation granted by Alan to John of Newbiggin.
Ruinous Cruggleton Castle from a distance. The fortress was likely the western power centre of Alan, and may have been built by his father.
Fergus of Galloway
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Fergus of Galloway was a twelfth-century Lord of Galloway. Although his familial origins are unknown, it is possible that he was of Norse–Gaelic ancestry. Fergus first appears on record in 1136, when
One of the mounds in Lochfergus, a now-drained lochan near Kirkcudbright, where Fergus may have had a fortress
Seal of Alexander I, King of Scotland, apparent brother-in-law of Fergus
Henry I, King of England as depicted in British Library Royal 14 C VII