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Blackness Castle, River Forth
Blackness Castle is on the south bank of the River Forth. A few miles east of Bo'ness and not far from
The House of the Binns, it dates back to at least the 1440s and has a long and chequered history
including being used as a munitions depot and a high-class prison.
The House of the Binns, it dates back to at least the 1440s and has a long and chequered history
including being used as a munitions depot and a high-class prison.
The building nearest the camera was built as a barracks in the 1870s and the castle is now in
the hands of Historic Scotland.
the hands of Historic Scotland.
From further back you can see across the Forth to Charlestown (directly opposite) and Limekilns
(to the right).
(to the right).
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