Blackness, Falkirk, Scotland

Blackness Castle

Blackness Castle

Blackness Castle was built, possibly on the site of an earlier fort, by Sir George Crichton in the 1440s. During its history, it has served as a state prison, holding such prisoners as Cardinal Beaton and the 6th Earl of Angus. The castle was briefly reused by the army during World War I. It is now a Scheduled Ancient Monument, in the care of Historic Environment Scotland.

 

The central tower, referred to as the 'Prison Tower' is reputedly haunted. One lady claimed to have been chased from it by the apparition of a knight in armour. A group of ghost hunters claimed to have heard what sounded like furniture being moved around in the same tower, yet on inspection nothing was out of place.

 

Pictured above is Blackness Castle Central Tower courtesy of Jonathan Oldenbuck.

Blackness Castle,

Blackness,

Linlithgow,

Falkirk, EH49 7NH.

 

For further information, please visit:

www.historicenvironment.scot

 

For further information, please read Haunted Britain and Ireland by Richard Jones.

Location

Visitor Information

Blackness is a small village and harbour at Blackness Bay, an inlet of the Firth of Forth, Falkirk, Scotland.

It lies 3.4 miles east-southeast of Bo'ness and 3.8 miles northeast of Linlithgow.

Pictured is Blackness Castle courtesy of Mike Pennington. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.