Scotland

BLACKNESS CASTLE

4m NE of Linlithgow
EH49 7NH
t: 0131 668 8831
e: hs.explorer@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
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Step inside a largely intact medieval castle whose droughty defences once guarded the Firth of Forth. Known as “The Ship that Never Sailed” for its boat-like shape, Blackness Castle was built in the 1400s for Sir George Crichton, Admiral of Scotland.