Governor of Blackness Castle
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The Governor of Blackness Castle was a senior military and administrative post responsible for commanding and overseeing Blackness Castle, a strategically important fortress on the Firth of Forth in Scotland.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative office
ⓘ
government position ⓘ military office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Blackness Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Firth of Forth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal artillery at Blackness Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ Scottish coastal defences ⓘ |
| category |
Governors of castles in Scotland
ⓘ
Military history of Scotland ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| governs |
civilian staff within Blackness Castle
ⓘ
garrison of Blackness Castle ⓘ military personnel stationed at Blackness Castle ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
administration of Blackness Castle
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command of the garrison at Blackness Castle ⓘ control of access to Blackness Castle ⓘ custody of prisoners held at Blackness Castle ⓘ defence of Blackness Castle ⓘ implementation of royal or governmental directives at Blackness Castle ⓘ maintenance of order within the fortress ⓘ oversight of military stores at Blackness Castle ⓘ reporting to the Scottish Crown or its representatives ⓘ supervision of artillery and fortifications at Blackness Castle ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
administrative authority
ⓘ
command authority ⓘ senior military rank ⓘ strategic responsibility ⓘ |
| hasSeat | Blackness Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTemporalExtent |
early modern period in Scotland
ⓘ
period of use of Blackness Castle as a fortress ⓘ |
| hierarchicalSuperior |
Commander-in-Chief of the forces in Scotland
ⓘ
Privy Council of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Scottish Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPositionHeldAt | Blackness Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPositionIn |
British Crown service
ⓘ
Scottish Crown service ⓘ |
| legalAuthorityOver | Blackness Castle and its precincts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Firth of Forth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Blackness Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupiesBuilding | Blackness Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Scottish military establishment ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of access along the Firth of Forth
ⓘ
protection of approaches to central Scotland ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fortress administration
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military command ⓘ regional defence on the Firth of Forth ⓘ |
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