Blackness Castle on the south shore of the Firth of Forth, West Lothian
Artist/Photographer | Smith, Edwin (1912-1971) |
Country | UK: England |
City | Blackness |
Subject Date | 1440 |
Image Date | 1954 |
View | Exterior |
Style | Medieval |
Medium | Photoprint |
Library Reference | ESP/SCO/965 (ES681) |
Orientation | Portrait |
Colour Info | Black and white |
Credit | Edwin Smith / RIBA Collections |
Subject | Stone ; 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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