Blackness Castle is a 15th century fortress, near the village of Blackness, Scotland, on the south shore of the Firth of Forth. It was built, probably on the site of an earlier fort, by Sir George Crichton in the 1440s. At this time, Blackness was the main port serving the Royal Burgh of Linlithgow, one of the main residences of the Scottish monarch. The castle, together with the Crichton lands, passed to King James II of Scotland in 1453, and the castle has been crown property ever since.

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  • Blackness Castle is a 15th century fortress, near the village of Blackness, Scotland, on the south shore of the Firth of Forth. It was built, probably on the site of an earlier fort, by Sir George Crichton in the 1440s. At this time, Blackness was the main port serving the Royal Burgh of Linlithgow, one of the main residences of the Scottish monarch. The castle, together with the Crichton lands, passed to King James II of Scotland in 1453, and the castle has been crown property ever since. It served as a state prison, holding such prisoners as Cardinal Beaton, and the 6th Earl of Angus. Strengthened by Sir James Hamilton of Finnart in the mid 16th century, the castle became one of the most advanced artillery fortifications of its time in Scotland. A century later, these defences were not enough to prevent Blackness falling to Oliver Cromwell's army in 1650. Some years after the siege, the castle was repaired, and again served as a prison and a minor garrison. In 1693, the spur protecting the gate was heightened, and the Stern Tower shortened as a base for three heavy guns. Barracks and officers' quarters were added in the 1870s, when the castle was used as an ammunition depot, until 1912. The castle was briefly reused by the army during the First World War. It is now a Scheduled Ancient Monument, in the care of Historic Scotland. Because of its site, jutting into the Forth, and its long, narrow shape, the castle has been characterised as "the ship that never sailed". The north and south towers are often named "stem" and "stern", with the central tower called the "main mast".
  • Le château de Blackness est une forteresse édifiée au XV siècle en Écosse, dans le West Lothian, sur la rive sud du Firth of Forth. Il se situe sur une presqu'île à proximité du pont du Forth, non loin d'Édimbourg. Après avoir servi de place forte, de prison et de garnison, le château est aujourd'hui géré par l'association Historic Scotland. On y a tourné plusieurs films.
  • O Castelo Blackness localiza-se próximo a Linlithgow, na Escócia. Erguido no século XV por uma das mais poderosas famílias da Escócia, os Crinchtons, Blackness nunca foi uma pacífica mansão senhorial: entre os seus diversos usos, foi guarnecido como fortaleza e como prisão do Estado. Historic Scotland
  • Файл:Blackness Castle2. jpg Замок Блэкнесс Замок Блэкнесс — находится на берегу реки Форт в области Мидлотиан в Шотландии.
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  • Sir George Crichton
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  • 1440s
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  • Blackness Castle, seen from the shore to the west.
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  • Blackness Castle is a 15th century fortress, near the village of Blackness, Scotland, on the south shore of the Firth of Forth. It was built, probably on the site of an earlier fort, by Sir George Crichton in the 1440s. At this time, Blackness was the main port serving the Royal Burgh of Linlithgow, one of the main residences of the Scottish monarch. The castle, together with the Crichton lands, passed to King James II of Scotland in 1453, and the castle has been crown property ever since.
  • Le château de Blackness est une forteresse édifiée au XV siècle en Écosse, dans le West Lothian, sur la rive sud du Firth of Forth. Il se situe sur une presqu'île à proximité du pont du Forth, non loin d'Édimbourg. Après avoir servi de place forte, de prison et de garnison, le château est aujourd'hui géré par l'association Historic Scotland. On y a tourné plusieurs films.
  • O Castelo Blackness localiza-se próximo a Linlithgow, na Escócia. Erguido no século XV por uma das mais poderosas famílias da Escócia, os Crinchtons, Blackness nunca foi uma pacífica mansão senhorial: entre os seus diversos usos, foi guarnecido como fortaleza e como prisão do Estado. Historic Scotland
  • Файл:Blackness Castle2. jpg Замок Блэкнесс Замок Блэкнесс — находится на берегу реки Форт в области Мидлотиан в Шотландии.
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