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Blackness Castle on the south shore of the Firth of Forth, West Lothian

RIBA Ref No RIBA33841
Artist/PhotographerSmith, Edwin (1912-1971)
CountryUK: England
CityBlackness
Subject Date1440
Image Date1954
ViewExterior
StyleMedieval
MediumPhotoprint
Library ReferenceESP/SCO/965 (ES681)
OrientationPortrait
Colour InfoBlack and white
CreditEdwin Smith / RIBA Collections
SubjectStone ; Seaside architecture ; Castles
NOTES: The original part of the castle dates from the 1440s. It was redeveloped in 1870 as a central ammunition depot with a pier out into the Forth to land ammunition from ships. After the First World War the military left the castle and it became the Office of Works for renovation.
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