his work Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border. In retaliation for a long history of cruelty, locals boiled this Lord Soules alive at Ninestane Rig. The more likely culprit would have been Sir Ranulf (Randolph) de Soules of Liddel (born c.1150 and murdered by his servants in 1207/8) Soulis is also said to have defeated the Northumbrian giant, The Cout o' Keilder. The giant wore an enchanted armour that was impervious to any weapon but the wizard tricked the giant by knocking him into a river where he drowned. The water is known as the "drowning pool" today. There is a large burial mound near Hermitage Castle said to be the final resting place of the Cout. Citations References McAndrew, Bruce A. Scotland's Historic Heraldry, Boydell Press, 2006. Further reading Barrow, G. W. S., The Kingdom of the Scots, (Edinburgh, 2003) Barrow, G. W. S., Robert Bruce and the Community of the Realm of Scotland, 3rd ed. (Edinburgh, 1988) Duncan, A. A. M., "Soulis, Sir John (d. before 1310)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 , retrieved 21 May 2007 McMichael, Thomas, "The Feudal Family of de Soulis", in Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History & Antiquarian Society: Transactions and Journal of Proceedings, 3rd series, vol. 26, 1947–48, pp. 163–93 1320s deaths Norman warriors Scoto-Normans Scottish people of the Wars of Scottish Independence Scottish folklore Signatories to the Declaration of Arbroath Year of birth unknown 13th-century Scottish people 14th-century Scottish people