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A fact from Maybole Castle appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 13 September 2022 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that in the legend of John Faa, styled King of the Gypsies, the Countess of Cassilis was imprisoned for life in Maybole Castle(pictured) by her husband after he killed Faa for attempting to elope with her?
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ALT1: ... that some say a Countess of Cassilis was imprisoned in Maybole Castle in a room decorated with the faces of the man she ran off with (John Faa) and his followers after they were killed by her husband?
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Comment: This is my first ever DYK, so apologies if I'm not following the process properly. Would suggest a different picture if going with something based on ALT1.
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This section feels like it groups a lot of stuff together. I suggest splitting the paragraphs 1 3 and 4 about the earls owning the castle, paragraph 2 about Faa's story, and paragraphs 5 6 and 7 about damage to the castle into their own sections. And also, move 21st century as its own section under "History"
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