The ruins of a Valliscaulian priory founded in 1230 and later converted to secular use . Blackness Castle 4m NE of Linlithgow on the Firth of Forth, off the A904. One of Scotland's most important strongholds. Built in the 14th century and massively strengthened in the 16th century as an artillery fortress, it has been royal castle, prison, armaments depot and film location for Hamlet. By the village of Taynuilt off the A85.
Displays show how iron was once made here.
Has been restored to its former Georgian splendour. You'll find a working Georgian kitchen, with its open fire and convection driven spit, kitchen maids in period costume offer authentic Georgian recipes. There is also a General Store, a Printer's Shop and a Watchmaker's workshop. In its day a famous house of Augustian canons, the scene of Robert Bruce's Parliament in 1326, and burial place of James III and his Queen. The fine detached tower is the only substancial survivor, but extensive foundations remain of he rest.