2 2 , ▁Henry ▁I ▁of ▁England ▁ordered ▁a ▁stone ▁castle ▁to ▁be ▁constructed ▁on ▁the ▁site . ▁Thus ▁a ▁keep ▁and ▁city ▁walls ▁were ▁constructed . ▁The ▁existing ▁Keep ▁dates ▁from ▁somewhere ▁between ▁ 1 1 2 2 ▁and ▁ 1 1 3 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁act ▁of ▁driving ▁out ▁the ▁Sc ots ▁from ▁C umber land ▁led ▁to ▁many ▁attempts ▁to ▁re take ▁the ▁lands . ▁The ▁result ▁of ▁this ▁was ▁that ▁Carl is le ▁and ▁its ▁castle ▁would ▁change ▁hands ▁many ▁times ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁ 7 0 0 ▁years . ▁The ▁first ▁attempt ▁began ▁during ▁the ▁trouble d ▁reign ▁of ▁Stephen ▁of ▁England . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 6 ▁March ▁ 1 2 9 6 , ▁John ▁' The ▁Red ' ▁Com yn , ▁since ▁the ▁fourth ▁quarter ▁of ▁ 1 2 9 5 ▁Lord ▁of ▁Ann and ale , ▁led ▁a ▁Scottish ▁host ▁across ▁the ▁Sol way ▁to ▁attack ▁Carl is le . ▁The ▁then ▁governor ▁of ▁the ▁castle , ▁one ▁Robert ▁de ▁Br us , ▁de posed ▁Lord ▁of ▁Ann and ale , ▁successfully ▁with stood ▁the ▁attack , ▁before ▁forcing ▁the ▁ra iders ▁to ▁retre at ▁back ▁through ▁Ann and ale ▁to ▁S weet heart ▁Ab bey . ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁mid - 1 3 th ▁century ▁until ▁the ▁Union ▁of ▁the ▁Crow ns ▁of ▁England ▁and ▁Scotland ▁in ▁ 1 6 0 3 , ▁Carl is le ▁Castle ▁was ▁the ▁vital ▁headquarters ▁of ▁the ▁Western ▁March , ▁a ▁buffer ▁zone ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁western