Blackness, Falkirk

[2] The village originally served as a port for nearby Linlithgow, which was a principal residence of the Scottish monarchs from as early as the 12th century.James IV gave the village to one of his household servants, John Kirkwood, Master of the Larder, in January 1502.The small village is dominated by Blackness Castle, situated on a promontory overlooking the bay.The castle primarily dates to the early 15th century being built by Sir George Crichton, Earl of Caithness and Admiral of Scotland.[11] It served as a fortified residence and a prison before passing to Crown ownership under James II of Scotland in 1453.
Blackness Mission Church and village war memorial
The Lobsterpot pub and community shop
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