Blackness Castle
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Blackness Castle is a 15th-century fortress on the Firth of Forth in Scotland, famed for its ship-like shape and long history as a royal castle, state prison, and military garrison.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Blackness Castle canonical | 4 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
castle
ⓘ
fortress ⓘ scheduled monument ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| acquiredBy | James II of Scotland ⓘ |
| acquiredByYear | 1453 ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | medieval fortress ⓘ |
| builtBy | Crichton family ⓘ |
| builtInCentury | 15th century ⓘ |
| constructionStartYear | 1440 ⓘ |
| coordinates | 56.006°N 3.515°W ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| functionedAs | port for the royal burgh of Linlithgow ⓘ |
| governingBody | Historic Environment Scotland ⓘ |
| hasPart |
central courtyard
ⓘ
curtain wall ⓘ gatehouse ⓘ north tower ⓘ pier ⓘ seaward battery ⓘ south tower ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Category A listed building
ⓘ
Scheduled Monument ⓘ |
| knownFor |
harbour and pier
ⓘ
ship-like shape ⓘ well-preserved curtain walls ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Blackness
ⓘ
West Lothian ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Edinburgh ⓘ |
| locatedOn | south shore of the Firth of Forth ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| nearestTown | Bo’ness ⓘ |
| nickname |
Marble Boat
ⓘ
surface form:
the ship that never sailed
|
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| originalOwner | Sir George Crichton ⓘ |
| overlooks | Firth of Forth ⓘ |
| ownership |
Scottish Government
ⓘ
surface form:
Scottish Ministers
|
| region |
Central Lowlands of Scotland
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Belt of Scotland
|
| usedAs |
ammunition depot
ⓘ
artillery fortress ⓘ military garrison ⓘ royal castle ⓘ state prison ⓘ |
| usedAsFilmLocationFor |
Mary Queen of Scots (2018 film)
ⓘ
Outlander ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict |
World War I
ⓘ
surface form:
First World War
Jacobite risings ⓘ World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.