TY - JOUR AU - Kirsty Dingwall PY - 2009/01/01 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Historical background JF - Scottish Archaeological Internet Reports JA - SAIR VL - 37 IS - 0 SE - Sections DO - UR - http://journals.socantscot.org/index.php/sair/article/view/2211 AB - The origins of the burgh are unclear. The earliest records indicate that a settlement was certainly in existence by the reign of David I (1124-53). ER -