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Blackness Castle
Blackness Castle Review
Standing like a grounded ship on the very edge of the Forth, this curious 15th-century structure has had a varied career as a strategic fortress, state prison, powder magazine, and youth hostel. The countryside is gently green and cultivated, and open views extend across the blue Forth to the distant ramparts of the Ochil Hills. The castle is 4 mi northeast of Linlithgow.
- Address: B903, Linlithgow, EH49 7NH | Map It
- Phone: 01506/834807
- Cost: £5
- Hours: Apr.--Sept., daily 9:30--5:30; Oct., daily 9:30--4:30; Nov.--Mar., Sat.--Wed. 9:30--4:30
- Website: www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/places
- Location: Blackness Castle
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