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Blackness Castle

Blackness Castle is a 15th-century fortress, near the village of , Scotland, on the south shore of the . It was built, probably on the site of an earlier fort, by Sir George Crichton in the 1440s.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Blackness, St Ninians Way, War Memorial and House of the Binns.

Memorial
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 1,600 feet southwest of Blackness Castle.

Castle
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The , or simply the Binns, is a historic house and estate in , Scotland, the seat of the Dalyell baronets and family. It dates principally from the early 17th century and was gifted to the National Trust for Scotland in 1944 by Eleanor Dalyell. is situated 1 mile south of Blackness Castle.

Castle
Photo: Camer01, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a late 16th-century tower house in . It is situated in the hamlet of on the estate, About 4 kilometres to the west of , on the outskirts of . It is a Category A listed building. is situated 1½ miles southeast of Blackness Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Blackness and Champany.

Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village and harbour at Bay, an inlet of the in . It lies 3.4 mi east-southeast of , 5.0 mi west-northwest of and 3.8 mi north-east of , within the council area of Falkirk.

Hamlet
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet in Falkirk, on the junctions of the A904 and A803 roads between and , , Scotland. is situated 1½ miles southwest of Blackness Castle.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in , Scotland. Close to the south coast of the , the village is around 5 km west of . The parish had a population of 458 at the 2011 Census. is situated 2 miles southeast of Blackness Castle.

Blackness Castle

Latitude
56.00608° or 56° 0′ 22″ north
Longitude
-3.51607° or 3° 30′ 58″ west
Elevation
13 feet (4 metres)
Open location code
9C8R2F4M+CH
Geo­Names ID
11694316
Wiki­data ID
Q1524366
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Blackness Castle” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قلعة السواد”
  • Basque: “Blackness gaztelua”
  • Breton: “Kastell Blackness”
  • Catalan: “Blackness Castle”
  • Chinese: “黑暗城堡”
  • Dutch: “Blackness Castle”
  • French: “Chateau de Blackness”
  • French: “château de Blackness”
  • French: “Château de Blackness”
  • German: “Blackness Castle”
  • Hebrew: “טירת בלאקנס”
  • Indonesian: “Kastel Blackness”
  • Indonesian: “Kastil Blackness”
  • Italian: “Blackness Castle”
  • Italian: “Castello di Blackness”
  • Japanese: “ブラックネス城”
  • Persian: “قلعه بلک‌نس”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo Blackness”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Blackness”
  • Russian: “Замок Блэкнесс”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Caisteal Blackness”
  • Spanish: “Blackness Castle”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Blackness”
  • Uzbek: “Blekness qal’asi”

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