Linlithgow Palace

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historic building royal palace ruin tourist attraction

Linlithgow Palace is a ruined Renaissance royal residence in West Lothian, Scotland, best known as the birthplace of Mary, Queen of Scots and a former seat of the Scottish monarchy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic building ⓘ
royal palace ⓘ
ruin ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
architecturalStyle Renaissance architecture ⓘ
birthplaceOf James V of Scotland ⓘ
Mary, Queen of Scots ⓘ
category Castles in West Lothian ⓘ
Royal residences in Scotland ⓘ
completionDate 16th century ⓘ
constructionStart 15th century ⓘ
country Scotland ⓘ
currentCondition roofless ruin ⓘ
damagedBy English troops of the Duke of Cumberland ⓘ
fire ⓘ
damagedDuring War of the Rough Wooing ⓘ
distanceToEdinburgh approximately 15 miles west ⓘ
function ceremonial residence ⓘ
royal residence ⓘ
governingBody Historic Environment Scotland ⓘ
heritageDesignation Category A listed building ⓘ
Scheduled monument ⓘ
locatedIn Central Lowlands of Scotland ⓘ
surface form: Central Belt of Scotland

Linlithgow ⓘ
West Lothian ⓘ
locatedNear Linlithgow Loch ⓘ
St Michael’s Parish Church, Linlithgow ⓘ
majorFireDate 1746 ⓘ
managedBy Historic Environment Scotland ⓘ
nearbyCity Edinburgh ⓘ
notableFeature King’s Fountain ⓘ
great hall ⓘ
quadrangular courtyard ⓘ
royal apartments ⓘ
openToPublic true ⓘ
ownedBy Crown Estate ⓘ
surface form: Crown Estate (United Kingdom)
rebuiltAfter Great fire of Linlithgow (1424) ⓘ
region Central Lowlands of Scotland ⓘ
surface form: Lowlands of Scotland
significantBuilder James I of Scotland ⓘ
James III of Scotland ⓘ
James IV of Scotland ⓘ
James V of Scotland ⓘ
status ruined ⓘ
usedBy James I of Scotland ⓘ
James II of Scotland ⓘ
James III of Scotland ⓘ
James IV of Scotland ⓘ
James V of Scotland ⓘ
King of Scots ⓘ
surface form: Kings of Scots

Mary, Queen of Scots ⓘ
Scottish crown ⓘ
surface form: Scottish monarchy

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Scottish royal court → associatedWith → Linlithgow Palace ⓘ
Mary, Queen of Scots → birthPlace → Linlithgow Palace ⓘ
West Lothian → containsLandmark → Linlithgow Palace ⓘ
Historic Environment Scotland → manages → Linlithgow Palace ⓘ
James V of Scotland → placeOfBirth → Linlithgow Palace ⓘ